Burkhard VII. Münch
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Burkhard VII. Münch was a knight and life peer, a renowned late member of the Landskron branch of the Münch family
. He achieved sad reputation after the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs
.
Being a Habsburg faithful, Burkhard VII. rode as knight with Dauphin Louis XI
and Jean V de Bueil
. He was also named by the French as Bourgeamoine. He joined the Armagnacs
in the battle against the Swiss Eidgenossenschaft
as negotiator, translator and guide. His demeanour following the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs
is a theme in Swiss patriotic historiography.
The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was fought on 26 August 1444, this was a battle within the Old Zürich War
. During the battle the Swiss suffered heavy casualties and were virtually wiped out by the Armagnacs.
Following the bloodbath, Burkhard VII. rode his horse across the slaughter field to witness the dead and the wounded and sarcastically mocked the Eidgenossen. He raised the visor of his helmet and uttered a sentence that was to become famous: Ich siche in ein rossegarten, den min fordren geret hand vor hunderd jar ("I gaze out into a rosarium, that my ancestors planted one hundred years ago").
Provoked by this arrogant phrase, one of the dying Swiss, one Arnold Schick of Uri, hurled a rock into the open visor. According to the legend, the equally famous answer that accompanied the throw was: Da friss eine der Rosen! ("Here eat one of the roses").
The Horse he was riding jolted and fled. Burkhard VII. fell from his saddle and was dragged from the battlefield. He died from his wounds three days later.
Burkhard's death spelled the end of the family Münch of Landskron, which ended completely when his brother Johann IX. died in 1461.
A depiction of Arnold Schick throwing the rock, with the inscription citing his dictum of 'Da friss eine der Rosen alongside Für Freiheit und Vaterland ("For Liberty and Fatherland") appears on a silver medal cast for the cantonal tir
at Binningen, Basel in 1893.
Münch (family lineage)
The history of the dynasty of the family Münch unfolded within a period of about three hundred years, between 1200 and 1500 AD. During this time the Münchs were one of the most influential family lineages in Basel.- Official seal of genital :...
. He achieved sad reputation after the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs
Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs
The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was fought between the Old Swiss Confederacy and French mercenaries , on the banks of the river Birs...
.
Being a Habsburg faithful, Burkhard VII. rode as knight with Dauphin Louis XI
Louis XI of France
Louis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....
and Jean V de Bueil
Jean V de Bueil
Jean V de Bueil , called le Fléau des Anglais "plague of the English", count of Sancerre, vicount of Carentan, lord of Montrésor, Château-la-Vallière, Saint-Calais, Vaujours, Ussé and Vailly, son of Jean IV de Bueil and Margarete Dauphine of Auvergne. He is the author of Le Jouvencel Jean V de...
. He was also named by the French as Bourgeamoine. He joined the Armagnacs
Armagnac (party)
The Armagnac party was prominent in French politics and warfare during the Hundred Years' War. It was allied with the supporters of Charles, Duke of Orléans against John the Fearless after Charles' father Louis of Orléans was killed at the orders of the Duke of Burgundy in 1407...
in the battle against the Swiss Eidgenossenschaft
Old Swiss Confederacy
The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland....
as negotiator, translator and guide. His demeanour following the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs
Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs
The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was fought between the Old Swiss Confederacy and French mercenaries , on the banks of the river Birs...
is a theme in Swiss patriotic historiography.
The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was fought on 26 August 1444, this was a battle within the Old Zürich War
Old Zürich War
The Old Zürich War , 1440–46, was a conflict between the canton of Zürich and the other seven cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy over the succession to the Count of Toggenburg....
. During the battle the Swiss suffered heavy casualties and were virtually wiped out by the Armagnacs.
Following the bloodbath, Burkhard VII. rode his horse across the slaughter field to witness the dead and the wounded and sarcastically mocked the Eidgenossen. He raised the visor of his helmet and uttered a sentence that was to become famous: Ich siche in ein rossegarten, den min fordren geret hand vor hunderd jar ("I gaze out into a rosarium, that my ancestors planted one hundred years ago").
Provoked by this arrogant phrase, one of the dying Swiss, one Arnold Schick of Uri, hurled a rock into the open visor. According to the legend, the equally famous answer that accompanied the throw was: Da friss eine der Rosen! ("Here eat one of the roses").
The Horse he was riding jolted and fled. Burkhard VII. fell from his saddle and was dragged from the battlefield. He died from his wounds three days later.
Burkhard's death spelled the end of the family Münch of Landskron, which ended completely when his brother Johann IX. died in 1461.
A depiction of Arnold Schick throwing the rock, with the inscription citing his dictum of 'Da friss eine der Rosen alongside Für Freiheit und Vaterland ("For Liberty and Fatherland") appears on a silver medal cast for the cantonal tir
Schützenfest
A Schützenfest is a traditional festival or fair featuring a target shooting competition in the cultures of both Germany and Switzerland....
at Binningen, Basel in 1893.