Hans Conrad Werdmüller

Hans Conrad Werdmüller (20 July 1606 – 30 July 1674)[1] was a Swiss military commander and a member of the city council of Zürich.

17th-century engraving by Conrad Meyer

In the Swiss peasant war of 1653, he commanded the troops of Zürich, which were to put down the rebellion of the rural population.

References
  1. Database of the councilmen of Zürich. URL last accessed 2006-12-18.

Further reading
  • Weisz, L.: Die Werdmüller. Schicksale eines alten Zürcher Geschlechtes; Schulthess & Co., Zürich, 1949.
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