Comments on: A Glossary of the Swiss Political Offices Held by the Zumbrunnen

By: The Zumbrunnen Go to College « Zumbrun Genealogy

The Zumbrunnen Go to College « Zumbrun Genealogy — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:48:52 +0000

[…] of our ancestors were active in political offices, especially as leaders, clerks and secretaries in the Canton of Uri. By the 1500s in Switzerland, people with such aspirations often pursued some […]

By: Translating the Zumbrunnen Entry in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland « Zumbrun Genealogy

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:50:55 +0000

[…] son of Emman. Bailiff (Bailiff is a rough translation; the Swiss title is “Landvogt“.) of Vaulruz 1551-1556, of Illens 1561-1566. Died in […]

By: The Castles of the Zumbrunnen Family « Zumbrun Genealogy

The Castles of the Zumbrunnen Family « Zumbrun Genealogy — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:16:41 +0000

[…] Uri, took control of the Sargans region. To administer their frontier territory they appointed a “landvogt,” often translated as “bailiff” or “reeve” to administer the region. The […]

By: All the Landammann of Uri « Zumbrun Genealogy

All the Landammann of Uri « Zumbrun Genealogy — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:24:21 +0000

[…] all the offices held by the Zumbrunnen in Switzerland, the most important was that of the Landammann, who served as the leader of all the […]

By: Translating the Zumbrunnen Entry in the Nobiliaire Militaire Suisse « Zumbrun Genealogy

Sun, 20 Aug 2017 12:23:42 +0000

[…] Burkard Zumbrunnen, first of the name. Landammann (For an explanation of these Swiss titles, see this glossary.) of the Canton of Uri from 1241 until 1251, was deputy this last year to swear the alliance […]

By: Branches of the Zumbrunnen Family in Switzerland « Zumbrun Genealogy

Branches of the Zumbrunnen Family in Switzerland « Zumbrun Genealogy — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 20:26:29 +0000

[…] long-time benefactors of the church. They were active in the civic life of Switzerland, holding many government offices for which records have been kept, and participated in the creation of the Old Swiss Confederacy (the early alliance of Swiss Cantons […]

By: How Heinrich Zumbrunnen of 1339 Became a Namesake for Centuries « Zumbrun Genealogy

Sun, 06 Aug 2017 20:20:13 +0000

[…] In the late 1200s, Burkhard Zumbrunnen, the chief magistrate of Uri (the canton official known as Landammann), had two sons named Johann Zumbrunnen and Heinrich Zumbrunnen. The younger son Heinrich is the one […]

By: Translating the Von Schweinsberg and Der Frowen entry in the Nobiliaire Militaire Suisse « Zumbrun Genealogy

Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:15:39 +0000

[…] Der-Frowen was chief magistrate (the Swiss title Landammann) of the canton in 1374, captain general in 1386, commanded the Uri at the Battle of Sempach on July […]

By: The Origin of the Surname Zumbrun/Zumbrum/Zumbrunnen « Zumbrun Genealogy

The Origin of the Surname Zumbrun/Zumbrum/Zumbrunnen « Zumbrun Genealogy — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:23:22 +0000

[…] speak of Werner in the year 1189. By the year 1206, Werner had become the chief magistrate (the title of Landammann) of the Canton of […]