Jacques Christophe Blarer de Wartensee

See also: Blarer

Jacques Christophe Blarer de Wartensee (in German Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee ), born on May 11th, 1542 with Berneck and dead on April 18th, 1608 with Porrentruy, is a Ecclesiastic Suisse, Prince-bishop of Basle.

Biography

Formation and nomination

In parallel with its studies with Freiburg-in-Brisgau of 1557 with 1559, it is expectant chapter with the cathedral of Constance in 1555, named Chanoine in 1559, then Archidiacre in 1570

He is elected unanimously bishop of Basle on June 22nd, 1575 and its nomination is confirmed by the pope Gregoire XIII on May 4th, 1576. It is ordered priest at once after, is established on February 10th, 1577, and receives the imperial nomination the November 15th of the same year.

Counter-Reformation

In order to counter the effects of the Protestant Reform, officially approved by the Council of Thirty, in its diocese, it ties, with the assistance of the Capucins and the Jésuites an alliance with the catholic cantons in the form of a treaty of mutual assistance signed officially to Lucerne on September 28th, 1579 and solemnly sworn with Porrentruy on January 11th, 1580.

After having recovered the mortgaged seigniories and the goods of the chapter in the town of Basle, it Re-catholise the town of different Porrentruy then the baillages. In front of the protests of the town of Basle, a federal arbitration is convened, which gives reason to Blarer by removing the combourgeoisies valleys of Laufon, of Delémont and Frank-Mountains and by condemning the city to pour to him: 200000 guilders as compensation, which was going to cause the Guerre of Rappen a few years later.

It tries to make an agreement being equivalent with Bern in 1599, proposer that the town of Bienne passes under Bernese control in the exchange of prévôté of Moutier - Grandval. This treaty, refused by the catholic cantons, will be finally carried out in 1606 with a treaty.

It founds in Porrentruy in 1591 a college Jesuit, then in 1606 a great seminar to improve the formation of the clergy and to support the recruitment and the instruction of new priests. In parallel, it makes develop the mine S and Fonderie S of Delémont, of Courrendlin, Undervelier and Saint-Ursanne to create new sources of revenue for the principality.

Others

The town of Porrentruy declared the year 2008 like year Blarer in commemoration of the 400e birthday of its death

Baillage depend on the Prince-bishop of Basle

Sources

  • Article '' Blarer, Jacques Christophe (of Wartensee) '' on the Swiss historical Dictionary
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