Comments on: Landammann Johann Heinrich Zumbrunnen

By: Original Sources: The Oldest Church Death Book in Altdorf « Zumbrun Genealogy

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:45:29 +0000

[…] 17, 1648, Lord Johann Heinrich zum Brunnen, knight, old Landammann and […]

By: A Glossary of the Swiss Political Offices Held by the Zumbrunnen « Zumbrun Genealogy

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 02:38:22 +0000

[…] Landammann – a chief magistrate for a Canton who was the head of state. Akin to a governor, chief justice and military leader all in one. This was the most important administrative/political official of a Swiss Canton. This was a role of high distinction, held by the region’s most-respected statesman. Over the years, eight different Zumbrunnen held the office of Landammann of Uri, including Burkhard Zumbrunnen, his son also named Burkhard Zumbrunnen, Walter Zumbrunnen, Johannes Zumbrunnen (I), Johannes Zumbrunnen (II), Mansuetus Zumbrunnen, Johann Zumbrunnen (III) and Johann Heinrich Zumbrunnen. […]

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

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 02:24:31 +0000

[…] 1469 to 1472. Another Heinrich Zumbrunnen was the church bailiff of Altdorf in the 1500s. His son Johann Heinrich Zumbrunnen was the chief magistrate of Uri from 1621-1623, and again in 1637-1639. He had a grandson named […]