History of the De Graffenried Family

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It will be noted that three members of the family, father, son and grandson, held the governorship of the State and Republic of Bern for a total of forty years, a remarkable circumstance in a country possessing a republican form of government.