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Richard Burgener

Birth
Bezirk Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Death
24 Feb 1525 (aged 33–34)
Pavia, Provincia di Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
Burial
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Richard Burgener was born in 1491 in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. He was killed on February 24, 1525 at the "Battle of Pavia" at Pavia Provindence, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy. He was a Swiss Cavalryman.

The origin of the Burgener family originated in Anzascate in the Canton of Valais located in the Saas Valley in Switzerland. The first mentioned person with the surname was a Notary Burginus mentioned in records in 1291, later the surname was anglicized to Burgener. The first recorded name was that of Nicholas Burgener in 1358, probably a son of the Notary Burginus mentioned in 1291? The surname of “Burgener” takes its origin from the hamlet of “Burgen”, at sometime the suffix “ER” was added thus making the spelling of the surname “Burgener” Burgen is within Valais and is nearby to Ackersand, Törbel and Stalden. Burgen is also close to Stand, Bonigersee and Goldbiel.

There isn’t a substantial amount of information on Richard Burgener’s life in Switzerland other than his occupation as a Swiss Cavalryman. The name of his wife was Barbara Inaebnit who was born in 1501 in Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland.

Richard Burgener was granted the right to bear a Crest along with his coat-of-arms because of his loyalty and daring in the Battles of Novara on June 6, 1513 and Pavia on February 24, 1525. Swiss soldiers oftimes hired themselves to foreign countries as "Merceneries" A mass of Swiss merceneries under Robert de la Marck, Seigneur de la Fleuranges moved up to overrun a battery of Spanish artillery that had been dragged into the park. The "Battle of Pavia" (February 24 1525) was the decisive battle of the First Hapsburg-Valois War, and was a French defeat that saw Francis I captured and that permanently undermined the French position in Italy.
Richard Burgener was born in 1491 in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. He was killed on February 24, 1525 at the "Battle of Pavia" at Pavia Provindence, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy. He was a Swiss Cavalryman.

The origin of the Burgener family originated in Anzascate in the Canton of Valais located in the Saas Valley in Switzerland. The first mentioned person with the surname was a Notary Burginus mentioned in records in 1291, later the surname was anglicized to Burgener. The first recorded name was that of Nicholas Burgener in 1358, probably a son of the Notary Burginus mentioned in 1291? The surname of “Burgener” takes its origin from the hamlet of “Burgen”, at sometime the suffix “ER” was added thus making the spelling of the surname “Burgener” Burgen is within Valais and is nearby to Ackersand, Törbel and Stalden. Burgen is also close to Stand, Bonigersee and Goldbiel.

There isn’t a substantial amount of information on Richard Burgener’s life in Switzerland other than his occupation as a Swiss Cavalryman. The name of his wife was Barbara Inaebnit who was born in 1501 in Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland.

Richard Burgener was granted the right to bear a Crest along with his coat-of-arms because of his loyalty and daring in the Battles of Novara on June 6, 1513 and Pavia on February 24, 1525. Swiss soldiers oftimes hired themselves to foreign countries as "Merceneries" A mass of Swiss merceneries under Robert de la Marck, Seigneur de la Fleuranges moved up to overrun a battery of Spanish artillery that had been dragged into the park. The "Battle of Pavia" (February 24 1525) was the decisive battle of the First Hapsburg-Valois War, and was a French defeat that saw Francis I captured and that permanently undermined the French position in Italy.


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