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- He was a Burgvogt or man in charge of running a Burg or fortress. (castellan, governor of a castle) Possibly Karlsberg castle in Durlach now part of Karlsruhe burnt by the French 1789. Data from Sighard Drollinger
His grave stone is on the wall of the church in Mullheim, Baden, Germany.
Johann and family were forced to flee Durlach in 1689 due to the French invasion and subsequent destruction caused by the pillaging French troops. The family settled in Mullheim which is in the southwestern part of Germany near Basel Switzerland. Johann was a Rechnungsrat (handler of finances) in Pforzheim and Durlach plus held the title of Burgvogt (fortress administrator) from Badenweiler in Mullheim.
Johann's master would have been: Friedrich VII Magnus of Zähringen (23 September 1647 - 25 June 1709) was the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1677 until his death. Born at Ueckermünde, he was the son of Margrave Friedrich VI and Countess Palatine Christine Magdalene of Cleeburg. He succeeded to his father as Margrave in 1677. He got involved into the Nine Years' War and, after the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697, he received the title of a Margrave of Basel, although it was only a formal title and he never had a real power over the Swiss city. He took again part in the War of the Spanish Succession, as one the leaders of the Imperial Army and, some of the battles were fought in his territories. He died at Durlach in 1709 and was succeeded in the Margraviate by his son, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
- During the War of Palatine Succession aka Nine Years War?the War of the Grand Alliance, the War of the Palatine Succession, or the War of the League of Augsburg) 1688?97. Baden suffered heavily again. The French King Louis XIV attempted to expand France to the Rhine and exert pressure on the Elector Palatine to sever ties with the League of Augsburg. The French began the policy of brûlez le Palatinat whereby German towns were systematically destroyed. In 1689, Mannheim, Frankenthal, Worms, Speyer, Bretten, Maubronn, Pforzheim, Baden-Baden and numerous other towns and villages were set afire. In 1691, the French again besieged, attacked, and sacked Pforzheim. In 1692, they returned and took over the town, this time using it as a camp. From there, they set out on expeditions, looting and destroying the towns of Huchenfeld, Calw, Hirsau, Liebenzell, and Zavelstein. They also destroyed Liebeneck castle where part of the Pforzheim town archives were hidden. Another part of the town archive was held in Calw. Both sets of the archives were destroyed by fires set by the attackers. As with the Thirty-Years War, many records were destroyed during this war as well.
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1656 - 1718 (61 years)
