Xaver Zeltner

Xaver Zeltner, also known as Franz Xaver Zeltner (19 November 1764 – 18 September 1835), was a Swiss officer, politician, senator of the Helvetic Republic, and judge. His home in Solothurn served as the residence and final resting place of Polish national leader Tadeusz Kościuszko.

Biography Early life and education Xaver Zeltner, born Urs Xaver Joseph Anton Zeltner, was born in Solothurn, Switzerland, to Franz Anton Zeltner, a member of the Great Council (Grossrat), and Maria Anna de La Martinière. Zeltner attended the Jesuit college in Solothurn From 1810 to 1814, he was part of the liberal opposition in Solothurn's Great Council and served as an appellate judge from 1811 to 1814. Kościuszko had previously stayed at the estate of Zeltner's brother, Peter Josef Zeltner, in Berville near Fontainebleau, France, from 1801 to 1815. In 1936, Zeltner's home was converted into the Kościuszko Museum, dedicated to Kościuszko's legacy.

Family In 1794, Zeltner married Orsola Peri from Lugano. The Morosinis had five daughters and a son, who died in 1849 fighting for Italian independence. The Zeltner family was Catholic. Zeltner's brother, Peter Josef Zeltner (1765–1830), served as the Helvetic Republic's first envoy to France and was also a member of the Cent-Suisses in Paris.

Xaver Zeltner died on 18 September 1835 in Saronno, Lombardy.