Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)

Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein

Private Secretary, Imperial Mayor

born 1486
died March 4, 1551 in Frankfurt am Main

Father: Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (died 1504), merchant and Nuremberg Captain

Mother: Anna, née Knebel (died 1490);

married July 4, 1507 to Anna, daughter of Levinus Memminger (died 1536)

3 sons, 3 daughters


In Nuremberg, Haller von Hallerstein rose to the position of Imperial Ban and City Judge in 1525, a post he held until 1540. Like his brother Wolf (1492–1559), he became a close confidant of Charles V (1519–1556). Haller von Hallerstein, along with his brother and cousins, participated in the Imperial Diets of Worms in 1521 and Speyer in 1528, and, by then an imperial councilor, secured numerous privileges for the family.

Also a councilor to King Ferdinand (1531–1564) since 1523, Haller von Hallerstein devoted himself to his family history. The alleged tournament of 1198, intended to demonstrate the old nobility of the Nuremberg patriciate and which always places Haller von Hallerstein first, is likely the joint work of Haller von Hallerstein, his cousin Konrad (d. 1545), and the imperial herald Georg Rixner. It is also found in Haller von Hallerstein's family register of 1533, which also contains the oldest known illustration of his Ziegelstein Castle.

Queen Mary (born 1505, died 1558) of Hungary, governor of the Netherlands since 1531, appointed Haller von Hallerstein's brother Wolf as her treasurer, and himself as her private secretary in 1538. Both were primarily responsible for overseeing the substantial revenues from the Slovakian mines.

In 1549, Charles V, in violation of the city's privileges, appointed Haller von Hallerstein Imperial Mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

His tomb in the cathedral there, as well as the epitaph intended for St. John's Cemetery (located in Großgrundlach Castle since 1953), depicts him life-size—a violation of all Nuremberg customs, but one that only served to reinforce Haller von Hallerstein's special status.

Q: Haller Archive, Gründlach Castle

L: NDB VII, 557 f. - Imhoff, N, 101-103. Friedrich, 57 f.

BvH (Baron Bertold Haller von Hallersetin)

(quoted from the Nuremberg City Lexicon, edited by Michael Diefenbacher and Rudolf Enders, Nuremberg, 1999)