Peter Schott
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Peter Schott the elder was a major fifteenth century Strasbourg statesman.
He was the son of Claus Schott, from Eysenrodt near Dillenburg
, who owned several iron mines, and fathered 14 sons and four daughters.
Peter Schott arrived in Strasbourg in 1449. He acquired citizenship through marriage, entered the Strasbourg government in 1465 and went on to become one of Strasbourg’s greatest statesmen.
He was four times "ammeister," or chief magistrate, in 1470, 1476, 1482 and 1488, and commanded the armed forces of the Republic in the war against Charles the Bold.
He was also known for being a lover of letters and the arts. He regular invited men of learning to his house and made a gift to the cathedral library.
His brother, Friedrich, a sculptor, was father of the printer Martin Schott.
It was Schott who persuade the young Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg
not to pursue a hermit’s life and to accept a preaching post in Strasbourg.
He took part in the trail and execution of the Burgundian governor Peter von Hagenbach
.
In 1482 he presided over the end of Strasbourg’s guild revolts and the last revision of the city’s constitution before 1989.
The Schworbrief or civic oath of 1482 was a reminder of various recognized procedures, to which all municipal officers swore obedience every year until the French Revolution
in 1989.
He married Susanna of Collen (or Colle). They had five children, including Peter ( born 9 July 1458, died 1490) who became a great lawyer, theologian and humanist in Strasbourg,
and Merga (Maria) (ca.1450-1524).
He was the son of Claus Schott, from Eysenrodt near Dillenburg
Dillenburg
Dillenburg is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis....
, who owned several iron mines, and fathered 14 sons and four daughters.
Peter Schott arrived in Strasbourg in 1449. He acquired citizenship through marriage, entered the Strasbourg government in 1465 and went on to become one of Strasbourg’s greatest statesmen.
He was four times "ammeister," or chief magistrate, in 1470, 1476, 1482 and 1488, and commanded the armed forces of the Republic in the war against Charles the Bold.
He was also known for being a lover of letters and the arts. He regular invited men of learning to his house and made a gift to the cathedral library.
His brother, Friedrich, a sculptor, was father of the printer Martin Schott.
It was Schott who persuade the young Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg
Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg
Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg , was a Swiss-born preacher, considered one of the greatest of the popular preachers of the 15th century.-Biography:...
not to pursue a hermit’s life and to accept a preaching post in Strasbourg.
He took part in the trail and execution of the Burgundian governor Peter von Hagenbach
Peter von Hagenbach
Peter von Hagenbach was a Bourguignon knight from Alsace and Germanic military and civil commander....
.
In 1482 he presided over the end of Strasbourg’s guild revolts and the last revision of the city’s constitution before 1989.
The Schworbrief or civic oath of 1482 was a reminder of various recognized procedures, to which all municipal officers swore obedience every year until the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
in 1989.
He married Susanna of Collen (or Colle). They had five children, including Peter ( born 9 July 1458, died 1490) who became a great lawyer, theologian and humanist in Strasbourg,
and Merga (Maria) (ca.1450-1524).