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    Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen (Lucerne, 1524 – Lucerne, 17 March 1594) was a Swiss military and political leader, spokesman for Roman Catholic interests...
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    from 1508, and his son Leodegar Pfyffer, who was the treasurer of Lucerne. One of Leodegar's four sons was Ludwig Pfyffer (1524–1594) who established Lucerne...
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    called in to Lucerne by the city council in 1573 to establish a college. Ludwig Pfyffer, mayor of Lucerne, offered annual financial support to the Jesuits out...
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    Victor Constant de Rebecque Johann Ludwig von Erlach Wilhelm Frölich Urs Graf Frederick Haldimand Ludwig Pfyffer Theodor von Reding Caspar Röist Kaspar...
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    to the pressure of the Protestant Reformation, Borromeo encouraged Ludwig Pfyffer in his development of the "Golden League" but did not live to see its...
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    late-Gothic castle. In 1588 it was inherited by Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen, whose descendants adopted the name Pfyffer von Wyher. Between 1837 and 1964 it was...
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    the office became quasi-heritable, with ten commanders members of the Pfyffer von Altishofen family of Lucerne. Two commanders were from Zürich, serving...
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    Abraham Stocker (1825–1887) 1866–1871 Leonz Gurdi (1814–1891) 1871–1890 Ludwig Pfyffer (1822–1893) 1890–1891 Friedrich Wüest (1843–1902) 1891–1916 Hermann...
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  • 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...
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  • von Fischer-1830 Josef Karl Xaver Leopold Leodegar Amrhyn-1831 Eduard Pfyffer von Altishoven-1832 Johann Jakob Hess-1833 Konrad Melchior Hirzel-1834...
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