Republican Switzerland and the Seven United Provinces

3 February 2022

The book ‘ The Republican Alternative. The Netherlands and Switzerland compared’ (A. Holenstein, Th. Maissen, M. Prak (eds), Amsterdam 2008) is the result of the workshop on 7-9 May 2004, organised by the University of Bern. These two confederal republics of early modern Europe (1500-1795) consisted of (thirteen) independent cantons/Orte (the Eidgenossenschaft) and provinces and their cities (Republic of the … Read more » “Republican Switzerland and the Seven United Provinces”

The last Prince of Neuchâtel

2 February 2022

Neuchâtel was a remarkable new canton of the new Swiss Confederation in 1815. The Prussian King William III (1770-1840) was still the legitimate ruler of this canton. This history goes back to 1706 when Marie de Nemour (1625-1707) of the French d’Orléans-Longueville dynasty died without a legitimate heir. This family had governed the county of … Read more » “The last Prince of Neuchâtel”

The French-Swiss Relationship and the eternal Peace Treaty of 1516

2 February 2022

The relationship between France and Switzerland has many facets. An estimated 175 000 French citizens work in Switzerland nowadays. The most significant Swiss contingent living abroad lives in France. France is the fourth export country for Switzerland, while Switzerland is in the economic top ten of France. The two countries have many cultural, scientific, social … Read more » “The French-Swiss Relationship and the eternal Peace Treaty of 1516”