Landaman

Landaman or Landamann or Landammann of the German Land (state/country) and Amtmann (official secretary/) .

In many Swiss Cantons Germanic S, it acts of the title given to the President of the cantonal government.

Cantons

Today, the title of Landammann is always used in the following cantons:

Argovie since 1831-32 (before: Amtsbürgermeister)
Appenzell Rhodos-External
Appenzell Rhodos-Interior
Glaris
Nidwald
Obwald
Schwytz
Soleure
Uri
Zoug

Confederation

Although many titles evoking the presidency were allotted to the Chief of the Confederation, this title was:

Erster Landammann / First Landamman : November 23rd 1801 - February 6th 1802 Qualities von Reding

Then one used the short cut of Landamman :

February 6th 1802 - April 20th, 1802 Qualities von Reding
April 20th, 1802 - July 5th, 1802 Vinzenz Rüttimann
July 5th, 1802 - March 8th, 1803 Johann Rudolf Dolder
August 1802 - September 1802 Qualities von Reding

under the French occupation Napoleon i allotted as for him the title of Médiateur .

March 10th 1803 at December 31st 1813 the Chief of the Confederation was simply the first Magistrate of the canton where the federal Diète was held, with the title of Landammann der Schweiz / Landamman of Switzerland / Landamano della Svizzera .
first Landamman of Switzerland was Louis d' Affry (1743-1810), the federal Diet was held with Freiburg on July 4th 1803

See too

Swiss Republic (1789-1803)

External bonds

Louis d' Affry (files of the Gruyere)

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