Helvetic Republic
former Swiss polity under Napoleonic domination
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The Helvetic Republic was a short-lived Swiss state created under French control during Napoleon's military campaigns in the late 1700s. It matters as a transitional period in Swiss history that eventually led to Switzerland regaining independence and adopting the federal system that defines the country today.
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- Status
- Client state of France
- Capital
- Aarau (1798), Lucerne (1798–1799), Bern (1799–1803)
- Official languages
- French , German , Italian
- Other languages
- Romansh , Lombard , Arpitan
- Government
- Unitary directorial republic
- Historical era
- French Revolutionary Wars
- Confederation collapsed on french invasi
- 5 March 1798
- Proclaimed
- 12 April 1798
- Elections in z rich
- 14 April 1798
- Mutual defence treaty with france
- 19 August 1798
- Diplomatic recognition by french allies
- 19 September 1798
- Malmaison constitution
- 29 May 1801
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Note: See below for a full list of predecessor states
The Helvetic Republic was a sister republic of France that existed between 1798 and 1803, during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was created following the French invasion and the consequent dissolution of the Old Swiss Confederacy, marking the end of the ancien régime in Switzerland. Throughout its existence, the republic incorporated most of the territory of modern Switzerland, excluding the cantons of Geneva and Neuchâtel and the old Prince-Bishopric of Basel.
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