Niklaus Kirchberger (baptized 17 February 1591 – 19 January 1648) was a Bernese politician. He was bailiff of Nidau and Lenzburg, a member of the Small Council of Bern, and several times a delegate to the Federal Diet. He succeeded his father as holder of the lordship of Bremgarten.
Biography
Niklaus Kirchberger was a member of the Kirchberger family. He was the son of Niklaus, a banneret (Venner). In 1614 he married Maria Güder, daughter of Johann Anton, a bailiff (Landvogt). His sister Appollonia married Anton von Graffenried in 1648.
Kirchberger made a career in the service of the Bernese state. From 1619 he was a member of the Grand Council, from 1621 to 1624 chief usher (Grossweibel), from 1624 to 1630 bailiff of Nidau, from 1631 a member of the Small Council, from 1634 to 1640 bailiff of Lenzburg, and from 1646 to 1648 the council's superintendent of buildings (Bauherr). He represented Bern several times as a delegate to the Federal Diet (Tagsatzung). As his father's successor, he held the lordship of Bremgarten. He died in 1648.
References
Bibliography B. von Rodt, Genealogien burgerlicher Geschlechter der Stadt Bern, 3, 160 (manuscript, 1950, Burgerbibliothek Bern)