Petermann von Gundoldingen
Petermann von Gundoldingen (* 14th century in Lucerne ; † July 9, 1386 ) was mayor of Lucerne and took part in the battle of Sempach .
Life
Petermann von Gundoldingen was the son of Werner Gundoldingen. His first marriage was to Berchta von Garten and later to Agnes von Moos. Werner was probably a tanner and in 1352 the largest taxpayer, that is, he was the richest citizen of Lucerne. As his father's successor, Gundoldingen was Lucerne mayor from 1361 until his resignation through a constitutional amendment in December 1384. Under him, Lucerne's change from a country town to territorial ruler was initiated.
In 1366, Lucerne took over the pledge of the Vogtsteuer from the heirs of Count Johann von Frohburg, which formed the basis of the city's acquisition policy. In 1370 Gundoldingen was kidnapped by Grossmünster provost Bruno Brun (son of Rudolf Brun ), which led to the writing of the so-called Pfaffenbrief . In 1379 the bailiwick of Ebikon was transferred to Petermann von Gundoldingen and his son as an Austrian fiefdom; the following year he acquired the Vogtei Weggis for Lucerne; From 1380 castle rights were granted in what was later to be the Lucerne area ( Sempach War ). Gundoldingen acted as an arbitrator for the federal locations and Austria. In 1384 he became Altschultheiss.
On January 3, 1386 Gundoldingen marched with the Confederates to Wolhusen , where they were received with jubilation. They chased out Vogt Peter von Thorberg and destroyed both of his castles. In 1386 he received the supreme command of the Lucerne troops, which he led with the Confederates in the Sempach War against Austria.
According to the legend of Sempach, he found his death during the battle. There it says: One Lucerne after another fell into the grass. The proud banner of Lucerne wavered and fell. Sixty men lay in their blood. The Lucerne leader Petermann von Gundoldingen sank to the ground, dying, and the spear wall began to move threateningly. Petermann was unable to assert himself against Arnold Winkelried among the federal figures of identification .
Gender "von Gundoldingen"
The Lucerne magistrate family is probably named after the Gundoldingen farm south of Hochdorf. The branch, attested for the first time in Lucerne with Arnold von Gundelvingen in 1312, achieved rapid political and economic advancement in the second generation at the latest, without formal knight qualification, as indicated by arbitration management and family relationships with those of von Moos, von Büttikon and von Garten. From 1329 the Gundoldingen were feudal people of the Lucerne monastery. Before 1379 there was an Austrian enfeoffment with the Vogteien Ebikon and Rotsee. Members of the sex can still be found in the region of origin in the second half of the 15th century.
Honor
An inscription on the east side of the Zurich town hall says:
- PET [er] M [ann] V. GVNTELI SCHVLTH. V. LUCERN. (= Petermann von Gundoldingen Schultheiss von Luzern) 1386. AVT MORS AVT VITA DECORA. (= Either a life in honor or death)
swell
- Gregor Egloff: Gundoldingen, Petermann von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
literature
- Theodor von Liebenau: The mayors of Lucerne . In: The history friend. Announcements from the Historical Association of the Five Places Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden whether and not the forest and Zug . Volume 35, 1880, pp. 55-182
- Melchior Estermann: From the history of the Gundoldingen . In: The Fatherland . July 3, 1886
- Kuno Müller: Petermann von Gundoldingen . In: Central Switzerland yearbook for local history . Volume 8-10, 1944-46, pp 61-74
- Roger Sablonier : Central Switzerland and early Confederation . 1990, 60
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gundoldingen, Petermann from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Schultheiss of Lucerne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucerne |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1386 |
| Place of death | at Sempach |