Sebastian Fahrländer
Sebastian Fahrländer (born January 17, 1768 in Ettenheim , † February 19, 1841 in Aarau ) was a Swiss doctor and politician . He was governor of the short-lived canton of Fricktal , which existed from 1802 to 1803.
biography
Fahrländer came from Ettenheim in the Ortenau , which at the time of his birth belonged to Strasbourg and was therefore subject to the Strasbourg prince-bishops, who in turn were vassals of the French crown and the empire. He studied medicine and philosophy in Vienna and graduated in 1791. In 1792 he took up a position as a city physician (medical advisor) in Waldshut .
In 1797, in the Peace of Campo Formio , Front Austria had to cede the Fricktal southwest of Waldshut to France . The area became a French protectorate . Fahrländer, who was dissatisfied with the Austrian rule, moved to the Fricktal. He became naturalized in Münchwilen in 1798 and made contacts with high-ranking French officials. In 1801 he lived briefly in Bern , where he opened a practice. In the Peace of Lunéville of 1801, Austria had to finally cede the Fricktal to France. The area was added to the Helvetic Republic , a merger with the canton of Basel or the canton of Aargau was planned .
Fahrländer then made contact with leading Swiss and French politicians and campaigned for the creation of the Fricktal canton . With the consent of the French, he expelled the Austrian officials, stopped payments to Austria and appointed himself governor. He commissioned his brother Karl Fahrländer to draft the cantonal constitution. Finally, on February 20, 1802, the proclamation of the new canton took place and Fahrländer entrusted Johann Nepomuk von Schmiel with the organization of the cantonal administration.
Governor Fahrländer quickly made himself unpopular with influential Fricktalers, as he often acted willful and stormy. By paying high gratuities to Swiss and French officials from state funds (which was not considered dishonorable at the time), the treasury quickly emptied. His political opponents Johann Karl Fetzer from Rheinfelden and Johann Baptist Jehle from Olsberg declared him deposed on September 22nd at a meeting of the mayor at the Gasthaus Adler in Frick . Fahrländer was confirmed by the French envoy Raymond de Verninac . However, Fetzer and Jehle surprised Fahrländer with a group of armed farmers in Laufenburg early in the morning of October 4th and arrested him in Rheinfelden. On December 26, 1802, the Fahrländer brothers were deprived of their Fricktal citizenship. On January 2, 1803, they were expelled from the country.
Fahrländer settled in Aarau . After the canton of Fricktal was dissolved in the canton of Aargau on February 19, 1803, it was granted an amnesty. He opened a doctor's practice, was elected to the Grand Council and was subsequently significantly involved in building up the Aargau education system.
His son Karl Emanuel Fahrländer became a member of the National Council , as did his grandson Karl Franz Sebastian Fahrländer , who was also a member of the Aargau cantonal government.
literature
- Erwin Dittler: Karl and Dr. Sebastian Fahrländer von Ettenheim and the revolutionary movement on the Upper Rhine. In: Die Ortenau: Journal of the Historical Association for Middle Baden , 56th annual volume. 1976, pp. 213–276 Digitized by the Freiburg University Library
- A. Senti: Sebastian Fahränder In: Argovia, annual journal of the Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau. Vol. 65, 1953, pp. 124-127
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fahrländer, Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1768 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ettenheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1841 |
| Place of death | Aarau |