When Michael Schlegel was born on 15 February 1831, in Wartau, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Michael Schlegel, was 27 and his mother, Ursula Schwendener, was 28. He married Margaretha Staub on 8 May 1860. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 26 December 1914, at the age of 83, and was buried in Wartau, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.
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New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Switzerland organizes Red Cross units during World War I.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Ernst, Erwin, Ulrich, Fritz, Gerhard, Heinrich, Heinz, Ilse, Ingeborg, Otto.
German: from Middle High German slegel ‘hammer, tool for striking’ (Old High German slegil, a derivative of slahan ‘to strike’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a smith or mason, or a nickname for a forceful person.
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