He was a descendant of Claus Schott, from Eysenrodt near Dillenburg, who owned several iron mines, and fathered 14 sons and four daughters.
[2] He was four times "ammeister," or chief magistrate, in 1470, 1476, 1482 and 1488, and commanded the armed forces of the Republic in the war against Charles the Bold.
It was Schott who persuaded the young Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg not to pursue a hermit's life and to accept a preaching post in Strasbourg.
The Schworbrief or civic oath of 1482 was a reminder of various recognized procedures, to which all municipal officers swore obedience every year until the French Revolution in 1989.
They had five children, including Peter (born 9 July 1458, died 1490) who became a great lawyer, theologian and humanist in Strasbourg, [6] and Merga (Maria) (ca.1450-1524).