Swiss Mercenaries

1. It was founded by Pope Julius II on January 22, 1506, and originally made up of Swiss mercenaries from the Swiss Confederation. (Web site)

Everlasting Ally

1. From 1584 Geneva was an "everlasting ally" of the Swiss Confederation.

People

1. This resulted in the people of Glarus joining the Swiss Confederation in 1352.

Official Name

1. Its official name is Confoederatio Helvetica (CH; Latin for Swiss Confederation), which is translated accordingly into Switzerland's four official languages. (Web site)

Lake Lucerne

1. Since 1433 this region was a 24 km² realm-free republic at the Lake Lucerne, adjacent to the Swiss Confederation.

Independence

1. Independence was restored in 1813, and on August 4, 1815 the Valais finally entered the Swiss confederation as a canton. (Web site)
2. Independence was confirmed for the United Provinces of the Netherlands and for the Swiss Confederation. (Web site)

France

1. After regaining independence from France in 1813 and joining the Swiss Confederation in 1815, the thaler was readopted as the currency of Geneva.

Hapsburgs

1. Once a satellite vassal of the Hapsburgs, in 1332 Lucerne became the first city to join the Swiss Confederation.

Sargans

1. Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291. (Web site)

Schaffhausen

1. Granted the status of a free city in 1415 during the Council of Konstanz, Schaffhausen joined the Swiss Confederation in 1501. (Web site)

Berne

1. After the alliance with Berne in 1295, it became part of the Swiss Confederation. (Web site)

Swiss

1. The city and its canton joined the Swiss Confederation in 1481, and has long been influential on Swiss and European Catholicism.
2. At the Battle of Morgarten on November 15, 1315, the Swiss defeated the Habsburg army and secured quasi-independence as the Swiss Confederation.

Geneva

1. The first train running on the account of the Swiss Confederation ran during the night of New Year's Day in 1901 from Zurich via Berne to Geneva. (Web site)
2. France annexed Geneva in 1793, but it regained its independence in 1813 and became the 22nd member of the restored Swiss Confederation in 1815.
3. Geneva was an independent republic until 1798, but had been an "everlasting ally" of the Swiss Confederation since 1584.

Basel

1. The canton of Basel joined the Swiss Confederation in 1501.
2. In 1522 Riehen joined Basel and thus became part of the Swiss confederation.

Northern Netherlands

1. The Swiss Confederation, which had already established quasi-independence in 1499 and the Northern Netherlands left the empire.

Confederation

1. As well as the French empire, Napoleon controlled the Swiss Confederation, the Confederation of the Rhine, and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. (Web site)
2. In 1353 Bern joined the young Swiss Confederation, becoming a leading member of the confederation.

Canton

1. It's the capital of the canton of Geneva, the second-smallest canton in the Swiss Confederation.
2. The Canton of Geneva joined the Swiss Confederation in 1815, having been enlarged by French and Savoyard territories at the Vienna Congress.
3. The Canton of Solothurn was the eleventh to become part of the Swiss Confederation. (Web site)

Member

1. Schaffhausen is an old city that become a member of the Swiss Confederation in 1501.
2. In 1845 the canton of Zug became a member of the Sonderbund and shared in the war of 1847 which was lost to the Swiss confederation.

Full Member

1. It allied itself with Zurich in 1457, and became a full member of the Swiss Confederation in 1501. (Web site)
2. In 1978 the split was made official when the Swiss people voted in favour of it, and in 1979 the Jura joined the Swiss Confederation as a full member.

Lucerne

1. The canton of Lucerne re-joined the Swiss Confederation in 1848 as a full member.

Unterwalden

1. In 1291, Unterwalden formed with the cantons of Uri and Schwyz a league that became the nucleus of the Swiss Confederation (see Switzerland).

Swiss Confederation

1. On 1 August 1291 the canton of Schwyz founded the Swiss Confederation together with Uri and Unterwalden (Pact of the Rütli).
2. Lucerne joined the Swiss Confederation in 1332 and gained full freedom after the battle of Sempach.
3. As well as the French Empire, Napoleon controlled the Swiss Confederation, the Confederation of the Rhine, the Duchy of Warsaw and the Kingdom of Italy.

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