Sigmund von Erlach

Sigmund von Erlach (October 3, 1614 – December 7, 1699), sometimes given as Sigismund von Erlach, was a Swiss military commander and a politician in Bern.

A member of the

Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar and later in France. After he returned to Bern in 1645, he became a member of the canton's Grand Council

, and seven years later, he became a member of the city council (Kleiner Rat).

Sigmund von Erlach commanded the Bernese troops in the

Schultheiss (mayor

).

References

Braun-Bucher, B.: Erlach, Sigmund von in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2004-12-06..

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