 Sigmund von Erlach

Sigmund von Erlach (October 3, 1614 – December 7, 1699; sometimes given as ""Sigismund von Erlach"") was a Swiss military commander and a politician of Bern.A member of the von Erlach family, one of the foremost families of the city of Bern, von Erlach initially pursued a military career as a mercenary commander, first in the services of Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar and later in France.