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Lucerne (English: / l uː ˈ s ɜːr n / loo-SURN) or Luzern (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ) [note 1] is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name.
The canton of Lucerne comprises territories acquired by its capital Lucerne, either by treaty, armed occupation or purchase.The first town acquired was Weggis (in 1380), Rothenburg, Kriens, Horw, Sempach and Hochdorf (all in 1394), Wolhusen and Entlebuch (1405), the so-called "Habsburger region" to the northeast of the town of Lucerne (1406), Willisau (1407), Sursee and Beromünster (1415 ...
The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were killed in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
The Chronicle of the City of Lucerne was composed around 1482 by Melchior Russ from Lucerne. [1] Russ’ chronicle, which is preceded by a translation of the preface of Albrecht Vonstetten’s description of the Burgundian Wars, is primarily based on Benedict Tschachtlan and Heinrich Dittlinger’s revised version of Conrad Justinger’s Bernese Chronicle (German: Chronik der Stadt Bern).
Lucerne signs a mutual protection treaty with the three Confederates. [3] 1367: 29 January: Creation of the League of God's House in the Canton of Graubünden to resist the Bishopric of Chur and the Habsburgs. [4] 1386: 9 July: Battle of Sempach. Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Zürich decisively defeat a Habsburg army.
During the French Revolutionary Wars, the French army invaded Switzerland and turned it into an ally known as the "Helvetic Republic" (1798–1803). It had a central government with little role for cantons. The interference with localism and traditional liberties was deeply resented, although some modernizing reforms took place.
The Belle Époque (French pronunciation:) or La Belle Époque (French for 'The Beautiful Era') was a period of French and European history that began after the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 and continued until the outbreak of World War I in 1914.