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Helvetic Republic
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English
Proper noun
Helvetic Republic 1
en historical A short-lived sister republic of revolutionary France that existed between 1798 and 1803, encompassing most of present-day Switzerland, excluding the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel and parts of Basel.
en 2015 Jonathan Steinberg third Why Switzerland? Cambridge University Press 9780521883078 9 https://books.google.com/books?id=3tbECgAAQBAJ&pg=PA9&dq=%22Helvetic+Republic%22&hl=&cd=2&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Helvetic%20Republic%22&f=false The Helvetic Republic, as the Swiss version was called, introduced the latest achievements of the French Revolution: equality before the law, uniformity of weights and measures, and a uniform code of justice. It liberated large tracts of subject territory in Ticino, Vaud, Aargau and Thurgau and raised former subjects to the dignity of citizens.
Translations
French: fr République helvétique f
German: de Helvetische Republik f
Italian: it Repubblica Elvetica f
Further reading
en France Switzerland