Alphons von Sonnenberg
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Alphons von Sonnenberg | |
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| Born | 16 October 1603 |
| Died | 9 February 1674 (aged 70) |
| Spouse | Catharina von Fleckenstein |
| Parent(s) | Jakob von Sonnenberg, Anna Pfyffer von Wyher |
Alphons von Sonnenberg (16 October 1603, Lucerne – 9 February 1674) was a Lucerne statesman and military officer.
Alphons von Sonnenberg was a Catholic from Lucerne, son of Jakob Sonnenberg and Anna Pfyffer von Wyher, brother of Franz von Sonnenberg, and half-brother of Ignaz Walter von Sonnenberg and Karl Emanuel von Sonnenberg. He married Catharina von Fleckenstein, daughter of Bernhard von Fleckenstein.[1]
Political and administrative career
Alphons von Sonnenberg was a member of the Grand Council of Lucerne from 1631, and of the Small Council from 1648 until his death in 1674. He served as avoyer of Lucerne from 1664 to 1674 (even years). His administrative posts included bailiff of Baden (1635–1637), Bauherr (1649–1664), bailiff of Merenschwand (1673), city banneret, and banneret. He was also lord justice (Twingherr) of Wangen and Grossdietwil, and a delegate to the Federal Diet.[1]
