Petermann Etterlin

[1] Etterlin’s military career began in 1468 when he joined the army of the Swiss Confederation at the siege of Waldshut.

[1] During a temporary exile from the city of Lucerne, Etterlin participated in the battles of Grandson, Murten and Nancy during the Burgundian Wars (Müller 397).

[1] In 1495, after his promotion to the position of chronicler of the city of Lucerne, Etterlin joined the leading French-minded party.

[1] Towards the end of his life, Etterlin embarked upon writing his Chronicle of the Swiss Confederation (German: Kronika von der loblichen Eydtgenossenschaft).

[1] According to Müller, Petermann Etterlin died in Lucerne in 1509, only two years after the completion of his monumental work.