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Rudolf Stüssi (d.
July 22,
1443) served as
burgomaster of
Zürich during the mid-
fifteenth century. His expansionist ambitions for Zurich caused the
Old Zürich War.
Stüssi's father had come from
Glarus and had become a
citizen of Zürich in
1375. Stüssi's father had been elected to offices in Zürich starting in
1388. His son Rudolf was elected to city offices from
1414. In
1424, he served as Zürich's envoy in the
Old Swiss Confederacy.
He served as
mayor of Zürich from
1430 until his death.
In
1433, he traveled to
Rome as a representative of Zürich to attend the
coronation of
Sigismund of Luxembourg. There he was
knighted.
During his term of office, Stüssi attempted to extend the rule and influence of his city. In
1436, Count
Friedrich VII of Toggenburg died, leaving neither
heir nor will. The canton of Zürich, led by Stüssi, claimed the Toggenburg lands; the cantons of
Schwyz and Glarus made counter-claims, backed by the other cantons. Stüssi allied himself in
1442 with
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor against the Old Swiss Confederacy.
He died at the
Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl defending the
bridge over the
Sihl while covering the retreat of the army of Zürich. According to
chroniclers, he was killed by a confederate hiding below the bridge.
He lived in the house later called the Stüssihofstatt, situated some 100m north-east of the
Rathaus
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