| Surname | Erlach, von | |
| First Name | Gabriel Albrecht | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Bern | |
| Place of death | Bern | |
| Year of birth | 1739 | |
| Year of death | 1802 | |
| Profession | Public official | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Bern | |
| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Albrecht, a bailiff and colonel, and Margaretha von Erlach. In 1766, he married Salome von Erlach. At the age of 17, he entered the French military service, first in the Swiss Guard, then in Erlach's Bernese regiment, in which he participated in the Seven Years' War. He was a lieutenant-colonel in the Bernese militia and bailiff of Lausanne (1787-1793). Member of the Grand Council (1775), of the Small Council (1793), and repeatedly delegate to the Diet. Lord of Moosseedorf and Wylhof (later Hofwyl), Baron of Spiez; he sold the domain to his cousin Ferdinand (1765-1801). As a member of the Natural History Society, he was particularly interested in geology and possessed an important collection of minerals. | |
| Title | (a) Epoques generales | |
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| Period writen | from 1762 | |
| Period covered | 1739 to 1767 | |
| Format / Language | Manuscript, French | |
| Physical description | Anthology, 150 pages, 24/18cm. |
| Content | The author begins his autobiography with his birth, but doesn't write about his childhood. He continues with his entry into the French military service in 1756. The years 1756 to 1762 are described in great detail and are mainly concerned with the author's military activities. From 1762 onwards, the notes are extremely succinct and written in a different ink. There is an obvious break in the writing process, which is probably related to different times of writing. |
| Place of deposit | StABE (Bern) |
| Classification | HA Spiez 89 |
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| Author | Basel |
