Werdt (patrician family)
The von Werdt family is a Bernese patrician family that has owned the city of Bern as a citizen since the 15th century .
The possessions included Toffen Castle and around 1600 the Zimmerwald Castle and the Heimenhaus Castle .
people
- Abraham von Werdt (1594–1671), tanner, Herr zu Toffen, Venner zu Gerwern and Deutschseckelmeister
- Daniel von Werdt, brother of Abraham, bailiff of Erlach (1648), brother-in-law of Anna von Diesbach
- Friedrich von Werdt (1671–1737), Schultheiss zu Thun, Venner zu Gerwern and Deutschseckelmeister
- Georg Samuel von Werdt (1710–1792), Governor of Vevey, writer
- Friedrich Karl Georg von Werdt (1831-1893), free-thinking national councilor
- Franz Johann Armand von Werdt (1805–1841), painter
- Hans Fritz Ernst Armand von Werdt (1865–1937), railway engineer
- Josef Duss-von Werdt (1932–2019), psychologist and theologian
- Hans von Werdt (* 1958), Dr. med., neck and face surgeon
- Nicolas von Werdt (* 1959), Dr. iur., federal judge
- Rudolf von Werdt (* 1960), business economist
literature
- Rudolf von Graffenried: Längmoos 1798–1998 , Bern 1998.
- Franz Vollenweider: Piscator and Bern , In: Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde, Volume 8 (1946), pp. 69–74. doi : 10.5169 / seals-241101
- Georg Friedrich von Werdt: Memories of a Bernese officer from the campaign of 1799 . In: Berner Taschenbuch on the year 1863, pp. 234–269. doi : 10.5169 / seals-121009
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Braun: Abraham von Werdt. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
Commons : Werdt family - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Werdt coat of arms on www.chgh.ch