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- Evidently five families have long held dominance in Feldis, namely Tscharner, Battaglia, Barandun, Raguth and Banzer.
A Christoph Johannes Tscharner has written a couple of books on the Tscharner-family, namely: "Beitr?ge zur Geschichte der Familien Tscharner aus Feldis und dem Domleschg im historischen Rahmen der Gegend" (126 pages, published in1984) and "Genealogie der Familien Tscharner aus Feldis, Scheid und Trans" (336 pages, published in 1994).
Taken from "Historisch Biografisches Lexikon der Schweiz", and translated from German. Under the heading Tscharner, also von Tscharner:
A Leading-family (H?uptergeschlecht) of Graub?nden in Chur, and council-family (Ratsgeschlecht) in Bern. It came originally out of the Graub?nden district/valley of Domleschg, where the family is still numerously represented. The name is documented first at the end of the 1400s in the Domleschg and is mentioned in Chur. Sure tracing of the family-line begins only in the 1500s, when the Tscharner are named as Citizens (B?rgers) in Chur. In the past the name was also spelled: Scharner, Tzarner, Tzscharner, and Zscharner. Guler and Ard?ser count the Tscharner among the long-established nobility.
The Domleschg comprises the political communes of: Almens, Feldis/Veulden, F?rstenau, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels, Rothenbrunnen, Scharans, Scheid, Sils im Domleschg, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils.
The forefather of both the Chur and Bern family-lines is said to be Luzius Tscharner (circa 1481-1562). He was "Ratsherr" in Chur in 1529, and "Seckelmeister und Rechenherr" for Chur in 1530. He had two known sons: Johann and David; and possibly a third, also named Luzius Tscharner (-1538-1550-) of Feldis and later Chur.
His son Johann Tscharner (1510-1569) is the forefather of the Chur branch of the family. He was "Seckelmeister" in 1532, "Zunftmeister und Assessor am Stadtgericht" in 1542, "Stadtvogt" in 1554, "B?rgermeister" in 1556. In 1558 he received an "Adelsbrief" (nobleman's certificate) from Kaiser Ferdinand I.
David Tscharner (1536-1611) is the forefather of the Bern branch of the family. He was "Landvogt" for Eschallens in 1570, for Baden in 1583, for Yverdon in 1585, and for Kloster Rat in 1583 and 1592. He and his wife had 23 children.
The (possible) third son, "Lutzi Tscharner", is mentioned as acquiring "Burgerrecht" (citizenship) in Chur on February 7, 1538, wherein it is noted that he had previously lived in Feldis and was established in "Trimons" (Trimmis). His wife was named in a document dated March 1, 1550 as being Salome Sch?chi.
From "Genealogie und Geschichtliches ?ber die Familien Tscharner aus Graub?nden", by Dr. Christoph Tscharner:
A summary of the genealogy and history of the Tscharner families of Graub?nden canton. Clear family relationships can be established in the late-1400s. After the settling of members of the family in the city of Chur it is possible to trace family links, because of the excellent documentation done by the city and the diocese. With its rise in the administration, the family became influential and received a coat of arms/nobleman's certificate from the emperor of the Holy Roman-German empire. One family branch migrated to the city of Bern and where it became a famous and influential family in administration, and as officers of mercenaries in the late-1500s. The family members who stayed in the valley of origin, the Domleschg, held key positions in local governments. Because of incomplete documentation, due to losses of documents caused by fires in the communities, clear genealogical family links for the Domleschg valley line can only be established from the late-1600s and early-1700s.
The "wappen" (coat of arms) used by the Tscharner family in 1471 shows a "goldene Hauszeichen auf blauem Grund" (gold property mark on a blue field).
Tscharner [von], B?ndner branch:
The family originally originating from the Domleschg can be found as both free farmers and bondsmen. In 16th Century family members ascended to prominent councilman status in the city of Chur. In 1471 Matth?us and William Tscharner are mentioned as owners of mills. In 1472 Martin, Diebold and Jakob William Tscharner are mentioned as free farmers in Feldis. In 1501 William Tcharner is mentioned as a bondsman farmer under Duke J?rg von Werdenberg. Between 1471 and 1483 Symon, Caspar and Peter are mentioned as citizens of Chur. Symon was probably the father of the Luzius (c.1481-1562), who studied around 1500 in Vienna, and was a councilman in 1529 and in 1530 a "Seckelmeister" in Chur, and who moved shortly thereafter to Bern, where he founded the Bern line.
In the Scheid archives there is a record from 1547 (document 13) of Christian Tscharner's heirs giving a pound of wax annually to the church in Scheid. In 1580 the first burghers who joined the Reformation movement in Scheid were Christian and Johann Ambrosy Tscharner, "Ammann" (Bailiff) Jakob Raguth Tscharner and his brother Johann Raguth Tscharner.
It is difficult to obtain clear genealogical information on persons prior to the year 1750 in Feldis, after this date there is coherent information, based on church records in Feldis. The earlier church documents were lost in a fire in 1774. There are earlier documents in archives, but they don't provide clear information on which to establish a family-tree for a given person. There are documents mentioning members of the Tscharner-family dating back to 1365 in this region. In Feldis the earliest mention of a Tscharner is on January 23, 1471 when a "Matth?us Tscharner" is mentioned in the court records in Tomils.
Johannes (Hans) Tscharner was the son of Luzius Tscharner's first marriage to Emerita von Salis. He ascended to the highest political offices in the city of Chur (i.e. Mayor (B?rgermeister)). Of Johannes Tscharner's three sons: Simeon was a captain in 1575 and in 1576 Bishopric Court Master (Hofmeister); Hans was a Colonel and "Seckelmeister" in Chur; and Johann Baptista was a city clerk and frequent envoy of the three federations, among other things to Venice, Milan and Paris. A son of the latter, Johann Tscharner, led in Chur after the B?ndner disputes.
On November 24, 1472 is the record stating "Martin Tscharner, Diebold Tscharner und Jakob Wilhelm aus Feldis schw?ren, nachdem sie wegen widerrechtlicher Entladung von Vieh aus einer Alpe des Grafen Georg von Werdenberg-Sargans in Chur gefangengesetzt und dann entlassen worden sind, sich wegen der Gefangennahme an niemandem zu r?chen, insbesondere nicht am Bischof von Chur, dem Grafen von Werdenberg-Sargans und der Stadt, nicht zu fliehen, sondern sich dem Gericht zur Verf?gung zu halten und stellen daf?r B?rgen." (Martin Tscharner, Diebold Tscharner and Jacob Wilhelm from Feldis swear, after the illegal discharge of livestock from Count Georg von Werdenberg-Sargans' mountain pasture, imprisoned in Chur and were then released, not to take revenge for the arrest on anyone, especially not on the bishop of Chur, the count of Werdenberg-Sargans and the city, not to flee, but to be available to come to court and to stand and vouch.)
On August 11, 1501 we find the following record "Claus Vogel, Statthalter des geschworenen Weibels von Glarus, beurkundet auf Ersuchen des Grafen Georg von Werdenberg-Sargans, vertreten durch Ulrich Pfifner, eine Zeugenaussage von Bannermeister Rudolf Stucki vom Glarner Gericht zur Feststellung der Leibeigenschaft des dem Grafen fallpflichtigen Bauern Wilhelm Tscharner von Feldis." (Claus Vogel, governor of the Weibel's jury in Glarus, authenticated at the request of Count Georg von Werdenberg-Sargans, represented by Ulrich Pfifner, the testimony from Bannerer Rudolf Stucki from the court in Glarus to establish the service required by the Count from farmer Wilhelm Tscharner of Feldis.)
Later, there is mention of a Luzin Tscharner of Feldis in 1538 and a Christ Tscharner of Feldis in 1541.
On June 1, 1579 a purchase agreement between the municipality of Feldis and 18 sellers of land was written, mentioned, among others, was a Gaudenz Tscharner. In 1585 the first baptism after the Reformation in Feldis church was Mr. Raguth-Tscharner of Feldis. In 1588 there is record of a ruling in Tomils concerning the inheritance of Jan Willhelm Tscharner and Peter L?scher of Feldis. A Jacob Raguth-Tscharner (c.1629-1664) was a "Pfarrer" (Priest) in Feldis. A court record from November 28, 1795 tells us that a Moritz Tscharner from Feldis was living in La Punt.
According to the "History of the great reformation of the sixteenth century in Germany, Switzerland, &c" by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubign? (published in 1846), Margaret, the sister of a Nicholas Watteville (recently married to Clara May) was married (circa 1525?) to "Lucius Tscharner of Coira" (Luzius Tscharner of Chur); Margaret had previously been a nun in K?nigsfeld. And that it is from the union of Luzius Tscharner and Margaret Watteville that the Tscharner branch in Bern derive their descent.
According to "Die Anf?nge der B?ndner Aristokratie im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert" by Paul Eugen Grimm (published in 1981) a Christen Buchli, who perhaps came from Safien, was married to Emerita Tscharner, the sister of Hans Tscharner, the Mayor (B?rgermeister) of Chur.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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