the conquest of Milan in 1512 and the same year was also the leader of the Swiss emissaries who instated Maximilian Sforza as the Duke of Milan. Personal life He was married twice and his grandchild Rosa Irmi would marry Remigius Faesch, another mayor of Basel. References Further reading All of the following sources are in German. Martin Alioth, Ulrich Barth, Dorothee Huber: Basler Stadtgeschichte. Vol. 2, Basel 1981. Bodo Brinkmann: Der Bürgermeister, sein Maler und seine Familie: Hans Holbeins Madonna im Städel. Imhof, Petersberg 2004, . : Geschichte der Stadt Basel. Vol. 3, Basel, 1924, Reprint 1968. External links Biography of Meyer on www.altbasel.ch Politicians from Basel-Stadt 1482 births 1531 deaths Swiss politicians Swiss Roman Catholics Swiss mercenaries