Tschiffeli (patrician family)

Tschiffeli coat of arms (1748)

The Tschiffeli ( [dʒiˌfɛliˈ] , also Tschiffely, Tschiffély, French Chiffelle ) were a Bernese patrician family from Biel who had owned the citizenship rights of the city of Bern since 1595 and in Bern in 1897 as a male.

The Tschiffeli provided numerous members of the Grand Council and provincial bailiffs and temporarily owned the rule Bümpliz, the Werdthof, the Hunziken country estate and the Kleehof in Kirchberg.

people

Branch merchants

Niklaus Tschiffeli (1598–1638), member of the Grand Council, governor of Grandson
Samuel Tschiffeli (1626–1679), member of the Grand Council, Schultheiss zu Büren an der Aare
Petermann Tschiffeli (1629–1679), member of the Grand Council, bailiff of Aarberg, owner of the Werdthof
Gabriel Tschiffeli (1661–1733), member of the Grand Council, hospital master, builder of Burgern
Daniel Tschiffeli (1664–1730), bookseller, authoritative printer
David Tschiffeli (1658–1730), member of the Grand Council, clerk, governor of Romainmôtier, governor of Chillon
Gottlieb Tschiffeli (1658–1730), member of the Grand Council, governor of Bonmont, governor of Oberhofen, sixteen
Daniel Tschiffeli (1658–1730), member of the Grand Council, Landvogt zu Aarberg, member of the Small Council, witness, builder of the council, Mr. zu Bümpliz
Franz Emanuel Tschiffeli (1681–1729), member of the Grand Council, owner of the Hunziken estate
Johann Rudolf Tschiffeli (1716–1780), chief choir clerk, co-founder of the Economic Society in Bern, owner of the Kleegut in Kirchberg
Achilles Hercules Emanuel Tschiffeli (1737–1802), brigadier, administrator of the external hospital

Branch middle lions

Hans Heinrich Tschiffeli (1620–1677), member of the Grand Council, Kastlan zu Frutigen

coat of arms

Blazon : In blue, accompanied by two six-pointed golden stars, a golden right-angled bar, covered with a blue tournament lance.

literature

Hans Braun: Tschiffeli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Rudolf Ischer: The Society House for the Merchants in Bern. In: New Berner Taschenbuch on the year 1918, pp. 1–100. doi : 10.5169 / seals-129139

Sigismund von Wagner : Life story [of] Mr. Johann Rudolf Tschiffeli, founder of the economic society in Bern , Bern 1808. online

Alfred Zesiger: The room at the red / guldinen Mittlen-Löwen. A look back at the history of the first five centuries. For the inauguration of the new guild room in the Falken on March 10, 1908 , Bern 1908.

Individual evidence

↑ HBLS III, p. 756.
↑ The Tschiffeli family described here should not be confused with the Tschiffeli family from La Neuveville and Cudrefin, who were born in Bern in 1816.
↑ Zesiger 1908, p. 196.
↑ Book of arms of the Bernese bourgeois families, Mss.hhXII.358 in the catalog of the Bern Burger Library , 1684.

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[HBLS3-1] HBLS III, p. 756.

[2] The Tschiffeli family described here should not be confused with the Tschiffeli family from La Neuveville and Cudrefin, who were born in Bern in 1816.

[3] Zesiger 1908, p. 196.

[4] Book of arms of the Bernese bourgeois families, Mss.hhXII.358 in the catalog of the Bern Burger Library , 1684.