| Surname | Wattenwyl, von | |
| First Name | Beat Ludwig | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | ||
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| Year of birth | 1690 | |
| Year of death | 1756 | |
| Profession | Public official | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Bern | |
| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Gabriel von Wattenwyl and Anna Margaretha Frisching. Married Maria Steiger in Muri in 1718. Member of the Grand Council (1727) and of the Small Council (1754). Officer in the French military service, keeper of the armoury, director of the salt office in Roche. | |
| Title | o.T. | |
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| Additional genre details | plusieurs mains | |
| Period writen | 1730 to 1763 | |
| Period covered | 1730 to 1763 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, German | |
| Physical description | Volume with about 100 pages. 16 / 10.5 cm. |
| Content | The author writes a chronicle of events which occur in Bern, such as the imposition of taxes, elections, deaths in patriciate, political affairs or simply the weather. These are interspersed with some entries of a personal nature, such as notes on the career paths of his sons (Ludwig and Karl) or his own offices (election to the Small Council in 1754). The death of Beat Ludwig von Wattenwyl in 1756 is recorded by one of his children, who continues the notes until 1763. Another direct descendant comments on some of the entries written by Ludwig. |
| Place of deposit | BBB (Bern) |
| Classification | FA von Wattenwyl |
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| Author | Basel |
