Franz Anton Keller
Franz Anton Keller | |
|---|---|
| Landvogt of Liechtenstein | |
| In office 1730 – 12 March 1734 | |
| Monarchs | Joseph Johann Adam Johann Nepomuk Karl |
| Preceded by | Johann Erwin von Keil |
| Succeeded by | Anton Bauer |
Franz Anton Keller was the Landvogt of Liechtenstein from 1730 to 1734.[1]
He was from Ingolstadt and studied in the city. During his time as Landvogt, he successfully appealed to have his residency moved due to foehn wind. Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein overturned a ruling Keller had made regarding a conflict between a pastor from Eschen and the municipality of Mauren regarding timber rights, and then sent a commissioner to Vaduz to investigate it.[2]
Keller frequently conflicted with Anton Bauer, the then administrator of Vaduz.[2][3] In 1733, he was forced out of negotiations regarding reforms previously made by Stephan Christoph Harpprecht von Harpprechtstein.[2] He was dismissed as Landvogt in disgrace the following year and succeeded by Bauer.[2][3]
References
- ^ Heinz Burmeister, Karl (31 December 2011). "Landvogt". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d Heinz Burmeister, Karl (31 December 2011). "Keller, Franz Anton". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ a b Heinz Burmeister, Karl (31 December 2011). "Bauer (Paur), Anton". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2025.
Further reading
- Banko, Julius (1937). Zur Geschichte der liechtensteinischen Landvögte im 18. Jahrhundert (in German). Vol. 37. Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein.