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], ''Jakob Meyer zum Hasen'' (1516), left panel of a double portrait with Dorothea Kannengiesser, Meyer's second wife. Oil on wood, each panel 38.5 × 31 cm, ], Inv. Nr. 312]] ], ''Jakob Meyer zum Hasen'' (1516), left panel of a double portrait with Dorothea Kannengiesser. Oil on wood, each panel 38.5 × 31 cm, ], Inv. Nr. 312]]


'''Jakob Meyer zum Hasen''' (1482 in ] &ndash; 1531 in ]) was the ] of the city of ] from 1516 to 1521. A ] by profession, he was the first bürgermeister of Basel to be a tradesman, belonging to a ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Stein|first=Wilhelm|title=Holbein der Jüngere|publisher=Julius Bard Verlag|year=1920|location=Berlin|pages=28–29}}</ref> rather than the aristocracy or a wealthy family. He is known as a patron of the painter ], having commissioned the ] and a ] from him.<ref name="Meier Brinkmann">Nikolaus Meier: ''Die Krone der Maria''. In: Bodo Brinkmann: ''Der Bürgermeister, sein Maler und seine Familie: Hans Holbeins Madonna im Städel''. Petersberg 2004, pp. 63–77.</ref> '''Jakob Meyer zum Hasen''' (1482 in ] &ndash; 1531 in ]) was the ] of the city of ] from 1516 to 1521. A ] by profession, he was the first bürgermeister of Basel to be a tradesman, belonging to a ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Stein|first=Wilhelm|title=Holbein der Jüngere|publisher=Julius Bard Verlag|year=1920|location=Berlin|pages=28–29}}</ref> rather than the aristocracy or a wealthy family. He is known as a patron of the painter ], having commissioned the ] and a ] from him.<ref name="Meier Brinkmann">Nikolaus Meier: ''Die Krone der Maria''. In: Bodo Brinkmann: ''Der Bürgermeister, sein Maler und seine Familie: Hans Holbeins Madonna im Städel''. Petersberg 2004, pp. 63–77.</ref>


== Biography == == Biography ==
He was born in Basel as the son of a merchant.<ref name=":8">{{Cite book|last=Müller|first=Christian|url=https://books.google.ch/books/about/Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.html?id=vU5tQgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Hans Holbein the Younger: The Basel Years, 1515-1532|date=2006|publisher=]|year=2006|isbn=978-3-7913-3580-3|pages=58–59|language=en}}</ref> He used to change money in the House "''To the Rabbit''" (dt. Zum Hasen), which was situated at the location of the tower of the current town hall.<ref name=":8" /> From 1503 onwards he was accepted as a member several guilds, such as the guild of the Hausgenossen like all money changers, then also the one of the wine merchants and then the one of the locksmiths.<ref name=":8" /> By 1508 he was so rich that he purchased the Castle of Gross Gundeldingen in the suburbs of Basel.<ref name=":8" /> From 1510 and 1515 he was the Master of the Guild zu Hausgenossen.<ref name=":8" /> In 1515, the ] cancelled the tradition according to which the mayor had to be of the local aristocracy<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Berner|first=Hans|title=Meyer zum Hasen, Jakob - Deutsche Biographie|url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd13837192X.html#ndbcontent|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.deutsche-biographie.de|language=de}}</ref> and Meyer became the mayor of Basel in 1516. As such, he then sacked the ].<ref name=":0" /> He remained the mayor of Basel until 1521, the year he was accused of receiving secret pensions from France.<ref name=":0" /> Von Hasen and six other grand councillors were expelled form the Grand Council<ref name=":1" /> following which he was imprisoned.<ref name=":0" /> After his release he re-entered the Grand Council of Basel, where he was a member of the Catholic Party.<ref name=":0" /> In later years he went into voluntary exile to Freiburg im Breisgau, where he died in 1531.<ref name=":0" /> He was born in Basel as the son of a merchant.<ref name=":8">{{Cite book|last=Müller|first=Christian|url=https://books.google.ch/books/about/Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.html?id=vU5tQgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Hans Holbein the Younger: The Basel Years, 1515-1532|date=2006|publisher=]|year=2006|isbn=978-3-7913-3580-3|pages=58–59|language=en}}</ref> He used to change money in the House "''To the Rabbit''" (dt. Zum Hasen), which was situated at the location of the tower of the current town hall.<ref name=":8" /> From 1503 onwards he was accepted as a member several guilds, such as the guild of the Hausgenossen like all money changers, then also the one of the wine merchants and then the one of the locksmiths.<ref name=":8" /> By 1508 he was so rich that he purchased the Castle of Gross Gundeldingen in the suburbs of Basel.<ref name=":8" /> From 1510 and 1515 he was the Master of the Guild zu Hausgenossen.<ref name=":8" /> In 1515, the ] cancelled the tradition according to which the mayor had to be of the local aristocracy.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Berner|first=Hans|title=Meyer zum Hasen, Jakob - Deutsche Biographie|url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd13837192X.html#ndbcontent|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.deutsche-biographie.de|language=de}}</ref> and Meyer became the mayor of Basel in 1516. In the same year, he commissioned a ]<nowiki/>r from ].<ref name=":8" /> As the mayor of Basel, he sacked the ].<ref name=":0" /> He remained the mayor of Basel until 1521, the year he was accused of receiving secret pensions from France.<ref name=":0" /> Von Hasen and six other grand councillors were expelled form the Grand Council<ref name=":1" /> following which he was imprisoned.<ref name=":0" /> After his release he re-entered the Grand Council of Basel, where he was a member of the Catholic Party.<ref name=":0" /> In later years he went into voluntary exile to Freiburg im Breisgau, where he died in 1531.<ref name=":0" />


== Military career == == Military career ==

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Hans Holbein the Younger, Jakob Meyer zum Hasen (1516), left panel of a double portrait with Dorothea Kannengiesser. Oil on wood, each panel 38.5 × 31 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel, Inv. Nr. 312

Jakob Meyer zum Hasen (1482 in Basel – 1531 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was the bürgermeister of the city of Basel from 1516 to 1521. A money changer by profession, he was the first bürgermeister of Basel to be a tradesman, belonging to a guild rather than the aristocracy or a wealthy family. He is known as a patron of the painter Hans Holbein the Younger, having commissioned the Darmstadt Madonna and a double portrait from him.

Biography

He was born in Basel as the son of a merchant. He used to change money in the House "To the Rabbit" (dt. Zum Hasen), which was situated at the location of the tower of the current town hall. From 1503 onwards he was accepted as a member several guilds, such as the guild of the Hausgenossen like all money changers, then also the one of the wine merchants and then the one of the locksmiths. By 1508 he was so rich that he purchased the Castle of Gross Gundeldingen in the suburbs of Basel. From 1510 and 1515 he was the Master of the Guild zu Hausgenossen. In 1515, the Grand Council of Basel cancelled the tradition according to which the mayor had to be of the local aristocracy. and Meyer became the mayor of Basel in 1516. In the same year, he commissioned a double portrait with his second wife Dorothea Kannengießer from Hans Holbein the Younger. As the mayor of Basel, he sacked the castle of Pfeffingen. He remained the mayor of Basel until 1521, the year he was accused of receiving secret pensions from France. Von Hasen and six other grand councillors were expelled form the Grand Council following which he was imprisoned. After his release he re-entered the Grand Council of Basel, where he was a member of the Catholic Party. In later years he went into voluntary exile to Freiburg im Breisgau, where he died in 1531.

Military career

In his twenties he was a member of the Swiss soldiers in service of the French, Italian or Papal nobility which was a lucrative business at the time. In 1507 he joined Amboise to reconquer Genoa. Later in his foreign military service, he often changed sides. First he fought for France, then for Pope Julius II against France. He also fought in the service of Maximilian Sforza, and then also against him under the standard of Pope Leo X.

References

  1. ^ Stein, Wilhelm (1920). Holbein der Jüngere. Berlin: Julius Bard Verlag. pp. 28–29.
  2. Nikolaus Meier: Die Krone der Maria. In: Bodo Brinkmann: Der Bürgermeister, sein Maler und seine Familie: Hans Holbeins Madonna im Städel. Petersberg 2004, pp. 63–77.
  3. ^ Müller, Christian (2006). Hans Holbein the Younger: The Basel Years, 1515-1532. Prestel. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-3-7913-3580-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ Berner, Hans. "Meyer zum Hasen, Jakob - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Further reading

All of the following sources are in German.

  • Martin Alioth, Ulrich Barth, Dorothee Huber: Basler Stadtgeschichte. Vol. 2, Basel 1981.
  • Bodo Brinkmann: Der Bürgermeister, sein Maler und seine Familie: Hans Holbeins Madonna im Städel. Imhof, Petersberg 2004, ISBN 3-937251-24-3.
  • Rudolf Wackernagel [de]: Geschichte der Stadt Basel. Vol. 3, Basel, 1924, Reprint 1968.
  • August Bernoulli (1885), "Meyer zum Hasen, Jakob", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 21, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 581–582

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