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Jost was Edelknecht (Page?), Knight, and Burgemeester (Mayor), and lived in Solothurn, Switzerland. he chose the side of the citizens and became member of the city council and later mayor. He still bought goods in Solothurn in contrast to his brother Jacobs who sold everything. In 1360 he became a knight, after the death of Jacob, presumably to take his place whenever necessary. He managed to get from the Emperor karel IV in 1365 important rights for the city, such as an independent court and imperial recognition of decisions by the city council. His fourth, and last, stint as mayor was from 1373 to 1377. In spite of his varying and not always pleasant personality he was, after his father Ulrich II, the most important representative of the family. He had the talent to maintain and even increase the respect owed to his family. The marginal inscriptions of his three seals are: S'IOST DCI RIHEN, S'IODOCI DIVITIS MILI, and S'IODOCI DIVITIS MIL.
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