The A Pro Castle, held by the A Pro family into which some Zumbrunnen women married
Life Sketch
Dorothea Zumbrunnen a Pro was the sixth child and third daughter of Landammann Mansuetus Zumbrunnen and Barbara Aschwanden. She married Peter a Pro, a member of an Italian family in Livinen (from the town of Prato) who had migrated north to Uri.
Peter and Dorothea built the Castle A Pro, which still stands. The castle was in the family for nearly 400 years.
Despite their Italian origins, the a Pro family rose to prominence in Uri. Dorothea’s husband Peter became the Landammann of Uri. They have many living descendants today.
Vital Information
Name: Margaretha (Zumbrunnen) Imhof
Sex: Female
Birth: Early-1500s
Residence: Altdorf
Death: Unknown
Family Members
Father: Mansuetus Zumbrunnen
Mother: Barbara Aschwanden
Siblings: Landammann Johann Zumbrunnen III, Erasmus Zumbrunnen, Magdalena Zumbrunnen, Margarita Zumbrunnen, Walter Zumbrunnen, Lucretia Zumbrunnen, Mansuetus Zumbrunnen, Kunigunda Zumbrunnen, Hugo David Zumbrunnen, Josue Zumbrunnen
Spouse: Peter a Pro
Children: Adelheid a Pro, Oscar a Pro, Anna a Pro, Jakob a Pro
Cousin: Martin Zumbrunnen
Sources
- Dorothea is mentioned in Mansuetus Zumbrunnen entry in the Nobiliaire Militaire Suisse.
- Dorothea Zumbrunnen entry at FamilySearch.org (free registration required).
- Dorothea Zumbrunnen entry at Stammler Genealogie.
- Dorothea is mentioned in Peter a Pro’s entry in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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