Johann von Leuchselring explained

Johann von Leuchselring was Chancellor for the Free Imperial City of Augsburg from 1636 (^[1]) through 1645 (^[2]) and a leading Catholic negotiator in the Peace of Westphalia.

In the peace congress in Münster, starting in 1645, Johann von Leuchselring acted an envoy for the Catholic Council of the city of Augsburg and for the cities of Überlingen, Dinkelsbühl, Biberach, Ravensburg, Kaufbeuren, Buchhorn, Buchau, Rottweil, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Offenburg, Pfullendorf, Gengenbach, and Zell am Harmersbach.^{[3] [4]}

In the second half of 1646 war returned to Augsburg. Johann von Leuchselring was the official representative of the council of the Catholic imperial estates including committee of the Protestant citizenship, in which the patrician Johann David Herwart played a leading role ensuring a balance in negotiations between Catholics and Protestants at the Peace of Westphalia.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
2. Web site: Ein hohes Fest der Glaubenstreue – Wikisource.
3. Vogel, Der Kampf auf dem westfälischen Friedenskongress um die Einführung der Parität in der Stadt Augsburg, p. 12; Steinberger, op. cit., p. 64; Odhner, Die Politik Schwedens, p. 112; Israel, op. cit., p. 66.
4. Web site: The Papacy and World Affairs - Ch.11.
5. Web site: Wißner-Verlag - Bücher über Augsburg, Schwaben, Stadtführer, Musik, Geowissenschaft - Vom Augsburger Religionsfrieden bis zum Ende der Reichsfreiheit.
6. Book: Germany and the Holy Roman Empire: Volume I: Maximilian I to the Peace of Westphalia, 1493-1648. 9780191547522. Whaley. Joachim. 2011-11-24.