Wattenwyl (patrician family)
The von Wattenwyl family ( [ˌʋatənˈʋiːl] ), French de Watteville , is a Bernese patrician family from Wattenwil , later from Thun , who have owned the citizenship of the city of Bern since the early 13th century and are now part of the Pfistern Society and the Thistle Compulsory Society listened to.
history
The Wattenwyl were the ruling dynasty of Bern and begin their secure line of tribe with Jacob von Wattenwyl, documented 1356-1395 Burger zu Thun. His son Gerhart acquired the citizenship law in Bern around 1400. From 1410 until the fall in 1798, the family was a member of the Grand Council of the sovereign republic of Bern, as well as during the Restoration 1813-1831. Niclaus von Wattenwyl, member of the large and small councils and Venner from Pfisten zu Bern, received the imperial letter of arms on October 10, 1453.
- 1571 Acquisition of the Versoix lordship at Gex , 1598 elevation of the Versoix lordship to marquisate, 1621 loss of Gex with Versoix to France.
- In 1647 the old castle in Oberdiessbach , Canton Bern , came into the possession of the family. Albrecht von Wattenwyl (1617–1671), colonel in French service under King Louis XIV, had the New Oberdiessbach Castle built there from 1666 to 1668 , which is still owned by the family today. The Diessenhof country estate, built nearby in 1728, also belongs to the family to this day.
- 1721 Acquisition of the Barony Belp with Belp Castle by Karl Emanuel von Wattenwyl , later mayor of the City and Republic of Bern. Sold to the Canton of Bern in 1810.
Old Oberdiessbach Castle
Diessenhof country estate, Oberdiessbach
Oberdiessbach church with the von Wattenwyl grave chapel (left)
coat of arms
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Blazon : “Three (2: 1) silver wings in red. On the helmet with red-silver helmet covers a crowned, red-clad woman's torso with silver wings in place of the arms.
Emblem: "Sub umbra alarum tuarum protege nos, Domine." " |
people
Branch Pfistern
- Jakob von Wattenwyl (1466–1525), merchant, councilor, mayor of Thun and Bern, leader of the Bernese in the Swabian War
- Niklaus von Wattenwyl (1492–1551), provost, Herr zu Wil, member of the Grand Council
- Hans Jakob von Wattenwyl (1506–1560), mayor of Bern
- Johann von Wattenwyl (1541–1604), mayor of Bern
- Jean Charles de Watteville (1628–1699), Marqués de Confláns, Spanish ambassador to England
- Ludwig von Wattenwyl (1669–1740), Swiss politician and colonel
- Karl Emanuel von Wattenwyl (1684–1754), Swiss lawyer and mayor
- Niklaus von Wattenwyl (1695–1783), banker and pietist
- Friedrich von Wattenwyl (1700–1777), Bishop of the Moravian Brethren and founder of the Mustard Seed Order
- Alexander Ludwig von Wattenwyl (1714–1780), Swiss historian and politician
- Johannes von Wattenwyl (1718–1788), bishop and missionary of the Moravian Brethren
- Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl (1760–1832), Swiss general
- Bernhard Friedrich von Wattenwyl (1801–1881), lawyer and leader of a volunteer corps during the July Revolution of 1830
- Eduard von Wattenwyl (1815–1820), Protestant clergyman and headmaster
- Eduard von Wattenwyl (1820–1874), lawyer, landowner and politician
- Anna von Wattenwyl (1841–1927), Swiss Salvation Army pioneer
- Friedrich von Wattenwyl (politician) (1852–1912), Swiss politician
- Friedrich Moritz von Wattenwyl (1867–1942), Swiss general staff officer
- Bernard von Wattenwyl (1877–1924), big game hunter and donor of the Natural History Museum in Bern
- Alix de Watteville (1889–1964), Swiss writer
- Vivienne von Wattenwyl (1900–1957), huntress, writer, photographer, daughter of Bernard von Wattenwyl
- Rose Alice Antoinette von Wattenwyl (1912–1997), wife of the painter Balthus
- Jacques de Watteville (* 1951), Swiss diplomat
- Stewy von Wattenwyl (* 1962), Swiss jazz musician
- Moussia von Wattenwyl (* 1971), teacher, politician
- Dani von Wattenwyl (* 1972), Swiss radio and television presenter
Twig thistle compulsion
- Joanne von Wattenwyl (* 1976), actress
Possessions
- Burgistein Castle (1493–1715), since then in inheritance until today in the possession of the von Graffenried family
- Château de Luins (1582–1809)
- Belletruche winery (1582–1655)
- Jegenstorf Castle (1675-1720)
- New Oberdiessbach Castle (since 1647 until today) and Diessenhof country house (since 1728)
- Von-Wattenwyl-Haus ( en ) , Herrengasse 23 in Bern, built in 1690 for the von Büren family , acquired in 1756 and rebuilt by David Salomon von Wattenwyl, owned by the family for around 200 years. The civic community of Bern has been the owner since 1954 .
- Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus , Junkerngasse 59 in Bern. Built from 1705 by the Frisching family . The Swiss Confederation has been the owner since 1934 .
- Belp Castle (1720–1810)
- New Belp Castle (mid-18th century - 1811)
- Villa Morillon in Wabern near Bern (19th century)
Burgistein Castle (1493-1715)
Château de Luins (1582–1809)
Von-Wattenwyl-Haus , Herrengasse 23 in Bern (1756–1954)
Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus , Junkerngasse 59 in Bern
New Belp Castle (mid-18th century - 1811)
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literature
- Hans Braun: The Wattenwyl family - La famille de Watteville. Licorne, Murten Langnau 2004, ISBN 3-85654-121-7 .
- Adolf Frey: The maid of Wattenwil . JGCotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachhaben, Stuttgart and Berlin, 1924.
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume XV, Volume 134 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2004, ISSN 0435-2408 , pp. 482-483
Movies
- Kathrin Winzenried: About lords of the castle, spies and big game hunters . First broadcast on April 19, 2012 on SF 1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Joanne von Wattenwyl ( memento from August 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on contrastfilm.ch
Web links
- Web presence of the von Wattenwyl family
- Wattenwyl coat of arms on www.chgh.ch