Diebold Schilling the Elder

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The knight of Hohenberg and his servant executed in 1482 for sodomy
The knight of Hohenberg and his servant executed in 1482 for sodomy

Diebold Schilling the Elder (c. 1445 - 1485) was the author of several of the Swiss illustrated chronicles, the "Berner Schilling of 1483, the "Spiezer Schilling" (1480s), and the "Zürcher Schilling" of 1484.

He worked in Lucerne as a chancellor. In 1460, he moved to Berne for a post as a scribe to the city council. Her was to some extent hostile towards the European powers who needed a lot of Swiss mercenaries: this could only bring internal troubles after the Burgundy wars.

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