- Born on March 18, 1541
- Deceased on May 28, 1604, at the age of 63 years
Parents
- Niklaus von Wattenwyl (1492 - 1551), Herr zu Wyl, protonotaire apostolique à Rome, prévôt de Lausanne
- Clara May ( - 1574), religieuse
Family
- Married in 1565, with Anna von Erlach
- Married with Elisabeth Pfyffer ( - 1575)
- Married in 1576, with Barbara Michel, issuing
- Reinhard (1577 - 1628)
- Hans Rudolf (1578 - 1618)
- Married in 1582, with Magdalena Nägeli (1550 - 1619), issuing
- Friedrich (1588 - 1628)
Occupations
- Schultheiss von Bern
- général des Bernois dans la guerre de Savoie