Ka cika wannan jumla: An haifi Johannes Hottinger a shekara ta 1712, shi kaɗai ne ya tsira daga cikin 'ya'ya biyar na Hans-Rudolf da Verena Hottinger. Shekarar haihuwar Johannes ta kasance a ƙarshen ƙarni na biyu
Yaƙin Villmergen, bayan haka Zurich ya sami cikakken damar yin amfani da matsayinsa a matsayin babbar hanyar Turai da cibiyar kasuwanci. Za a ci gaba da taimaka wa aikin Johannes ta hanyar cewa kawunsa, Christof Hottinger, shi ne Mataimakin Majalisar Birnin don kamfanin saffron mai iko da kuma Treasurer na Grossmünster.