Rudolf Stüssi
Rudolf Stüssi (died 22 July 1443) served as burgomaster of Zürich during the mid-fifteenth century. His expansionist ambitions for Zurich caused the Old Zürich War (1440–46). Biography Stüssi's father came from Glarus and became a citizen of Zürich in 1375. Stüssi's father was elected to offices in Zürich starting in 1388. Rudolf was elected to city offices from 1414. In 1424, he served as Zürich's envoy in the Old Swiss Confederacy. He served as mayor of Zürich from 1430 until his death. In 1433, he traveled to Rome as a representative of Zürich to attend the coronation of Sigismund of Luxembourg. There he was knighted. He lived in a house later called the ''Stüssihofstatt'', situated some northeast of the ''Rathaus'' (). Career During his term of office, Stüssi attempted to extend the rule and influence of his city. In 1436, Count Friedrich VII of Toggenburg died, leaving neither heir nor will. The canton of Zürich, led by Stüssi, claimed the Toggen ...
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