Johann Anton Buol von Schauenstein

Johann Anton Buol von Schauenstein (1710 – 28 March 1771) was a Swiss baron and politician from Sumvitg in the Grey League.[1]

Johann Anton Buol von Schauenstein
President of the Grey League
In office
1744, 1750, 1753, 1764
Landammann of the high jurisdiction of Disentis
In office
1743–1745
Personal details
Born1710 (1710)
Died28 March 1771(1771-03-28) (aged 60–61)
SpouseEleonora Tschidera von Gleissheim
Parent
  • Johann Anton Buol von Schauenstein (father)

Life

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Buol von Schauenstein was the son of Johann Anton Buol von Schauenstein, president of the Grey League and major-general in Austrian service. His brother was Rudolf Anton Buol. He married Eleonora Tschidera von Gleissheim. He was educated at the Jesuit college in Feldkirch.[1]

Career

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Buol von Schauenstein served as Landammann of the high jurisdiction of Disentis from 1743 to 1745, and was president of the Grey League in 1744, 1750, 1753, and 1764. In 1742 he inherited the title of baron of Schauenstein (and Ehrenfels), as well as the lordships of Reichenau and Tamins, from a childless maternal uncle, Count Franz Thomas von Schauenstein. As castellan and proprietor of a toll at the bridge of Reichenau, he ventured into mining without much success.[1]

References

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 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Buol von Schauenstein, Johann Anton, Jürg Simonett, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Translated by Corinne Giroud Caspar.

  1. 1 2 3 "Buol von Schauenstein, Johann Anton" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Bibliography

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  • A. Maissen, Die Landrichter des Grauen Bundes 1424–1797, 1990, 94–95.