Picture Gallery: de Steiger Family

Castle Chillon:

de Steiger Coat of Arms hangs alone within this castle.

Castle Grandson, Switzerland:

de Steiger family worked as bailiffs from this Castle.

Map: Bern, Switzerland map from 1550

Map: Bern, Switzerland map from 1572

de Steiger Coat of Arms:

...as it appears within the walls of Castle Chillon.

Baron Johann Rodolph de Steiguer:

primitive picture painted of Johann -- most likely painted after his immigration to America.

Johann Rudolph Von Steiger (1743-1805):

The father of Baron Johann Rudolph de Steiguer (who immigrated to America). This portrait is a copy made in 1871. The original was painted in 1775.

Elizabeth de Tavel:

Wife of Johann Rudolph. Her picture was a companion to Johann Rudolph's and is also a copy.

Emanuel Steiger (1642-1709):

The father of Sigmund Emanuel Von Steiger. Painting dated 1692.

Sigmund Emanuel Von Steiger (1666-1725):

His parents were Emanuel Von Steiger (1642-1709) and Magdalena Von Ligerz. Sigmund was a member of the Great Council of Bern with it was a republic. He married his first wife, Ursula Tscharner, in 1687 (no children). He married his second wife, Dorothia Salome Von Graffenried, in 1696 (4 children: Katherine; Salome; Emanuel; & Johann Rudolph).

Countess Dorothia V. Graffenried:

Second wife of Sigmund Emanuel. Shown at age 25. Painted in 1703. The coat-of-arms of the V. Graffenried family was a burning stump on three green hills with a gold background; two red stars on either side.

Hans Rudolph Steiger (1575-1645):

Date shown on back of portrait is 1639.

Schultheiss Nicklaus Freiderich von Steiger (1729-1799):

Schultheiss was the last president of the old republic. The portrait is found in the Historical Museum of Berne.

Schultheiss Nicklaus Freiderich von Steiger (1729-1799):

picture of Schulthess' tomb as found in cathedral in Berne.