Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen (Lucerne, 1524 – Lucerne, 17 March 1594) was a Swiss military and political leader, spokesman for Roman Catholic interests in the cantons, chief magistrate of Lucerne, and probably the most important Swiss political figure in the latter half of the 16th century.
LudwigPfyffer von Altishofen (Lucerne, 1524 – Lucerne, 17 March 1594) was a Swiss military and political leader, spokesman for Roman Catholic interests...
from 1508, and his son Leodegar Pfyffer, who was the treasurer of Lucerne. One of Leodegar's four sons was LudwigPfyffer (1524–1594) who established Lucerne...
to the pressure of the Protestant Reformation, Borromeo encouraged LudwigPfyffer in his development of the "Golden League" but did not live to see its...
the office became quasi-heritable, with ten commanders members of the Pfyffer von Altishofen family of Lucerne. Two commanders were from Zürich, serving...
late-Gothic castle. In 1588 it was inherited by LudwigPfyffer von Altishofen, whose descendants adopted the name Pfyffer von Wyher. Between 1837 and 1964 it was...
of the 16th century. After costly negotiations and with the help of LudwigPfyffer von Altishofen and the nuncios Ninguarda Feliciano and Giovanni Francesco...
Viktor Oberlin David Ludwig Bay Alphons Pfyffer 29.06.1798 Frédéric-César de La Harpe 30.06.1798 Peter Ochs 29.01.1799 David Ludwig Bay 09.05.1799 Johann...
von Fischer-1830 Josef Karl Xaver Leopold Leodegar Amrhyn-1831 Eduard Pfyffer von Altishoven-1832 Johann Jakob Hess-1833 Konrad Melchior Hirzel-1834...
unfavourably developing siege of Rapperswil. On the Catholic side, Christoph Pfyffer von Altishofen of Lucerne was appointed commander-in-chief of the army...
(1607), a Lucerna shown in 1658 with the victor of Villmergen, Christoph Pfyffer, and a Berna of 1682. Over the next half-century, Merian's Abundantia would...
at the footstool of each guest. This quick thinking was noticed by Max Pfyffer, the designer of the Grand Hotel National in Lucerne, who noted his efficiency...
Central Switzerland under command of Franz Konrad von Sonnenberg and Ludwig Christian Pfyffer. The long-undecided battle was finally determined by the intervention...
Gori 2008a Nibby 1839, p. 543 Website of the Papal Swiss Guards. "The Pfyffer von Altischofen". Retrieved 4 May 2011.[permanent dead link] Gori 2008b...
1853–54 Giovanni Battista Pioda TI 1854 Jakob Dubs ZH 1854–55 Casimir Pfyffer LU 1855–56 Eduard Eugen Blösch BE 1856 Friedrich Siegfried AG 1856 Jules...
Philipp Anton von Segesser Alois Kopp Lucerne 13 3 Radical Left 3 Casimir Pfyffer Josef Sigmund Bühler Anton Schnyder Uri 14 1 Catholic Right 1 Florian Lusser...
Lucerne 6 Radical Left 4 Jakob Robert Steiger Johann Jakob Heller Casimir Pfyffer Anton Schnyder Catholic Right 1 Philipp Anton von Segesser Liberal Centre...
(Party) 1848 Johann Jak. Heller (Liberal) Jakob Kopp (Liberal) Kasimir Pfyffer (Liberal) Anton Schnyder (Liberal) Jakob Robert Steiger (Liberal) Philipp...
Segesser Alois Kopp Lucerne 13 3 Radical Left 3 Josef Sigmund Bühler Casimir Pfyffer Anton Schnyder Uri 14 1 Catholic Right 1 Florian Lusser Schwyz 15 2 Liberal...
Anton von Segesser Vinzenz Fischer Lucerne 13 3 Radical Left 3 Casimir Pfyffer Josef Sigmund Bühler Franz Widmer Uri 14 1 Catholic Right 1 Alexander Muheim...
Philipp Anton von Segesser Alois Kopp Lucerne 13 3 Radical Left 3 Casimir Pfyffer Josef Sigmund Bühler Anton Schnyder Uri 14 1 Catholic Right 1 Florian Lusser...
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