- Sonderbund by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... of the country. The Sonderbund, which united the most backward regions of Switzerland, was led by the Catholic Church and the inner circle of the high bourgeoisie, the so-called patriciate. The Diet of the Swiss Confederation proclaimed the dissolution of the Sonderbund in 1847 and proposed that the cantons expel the Jesuits. The Sonderbund refused to submit ...
- Sonderbund by Mackenzie Byrd
... Catholic cantons formed the Sonderbund, which further angered the liberal cantons. In 1847 a reformist majority in the Swiss Diet voted to dissolve the Sonderbund and expel the Jesuits. In November 1847 the league took up arms, but its forces were quickly subdued. The new Swiss constitution adopted in 1848 strengthened the central government.
- Lucerne by Skylar Cooper
... , it later took part in the Sonderbund war. It is a tourist centre, with its medieval walls, towers, and covered bridges. Among its many monuments is the famous Lion of Lucerne, carved in rock, which commemorates the Swiss Guards slain while defending the Tuileries Palace in Paris in 1792.
- Furrer, Jonas by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... Catholic cantons known as the Sonderbund. Furrer was one of the authors of the Swiss Constitution of 1848. From 1848 to 1861, as head of the Department of Justice and Foreign Affairs, he was a member of the Federal Council of Switzerland. In 1848 and 1849, Furrer served as the first president of the Swiss Confederation.
- Jonas Furrer by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... Catholic cantons known as the Sonderbund. Furrer was one of the authors of the Swiss Constitution of 1848. From 1848 to 1861, as head of the Department of Justice and Foreign Affairs, he was a member of the Federal Council of Switzerland. In 1848 and 1849, Furrer served as the first president of the Swiss Confederation.