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Alois von Reding, the Glossary

Josef Fridolin Vinzenz Aloys Reding von Biberegg (Schwyz, 6 March 1765 – Schwyz, 5 February 1818) was a Swiss military officer and politician, best known for leading an early revolt against the Helvetic Republic, not to be confused with the font of Helvetica.^[1]

28 relations: Aarburg Castle, Act of Mediation, Anglo-French War (1778–1783), Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg, Bernese Oberland, Brünig Pass, Canton of Bern, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Uri, Canton of Waldstätten, Early modern Switzerland, French invasion of Switzerland, Helvetic Republic, Helvetica, Hundred Days, Invasion of Minorca (1781), Landammann, Landeshauptmann, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Old Swiss Confederacy, Schwyz, Stecklikrieg, Tagsatzung, Theodor von Reding, Valais, Valais Republic, War of the Pyrenees.
18th-century Swiss military personnel
18th-century Swiss politicians
19th-century Swiss politicians
People from the canton of Schwyz
Spanish military personnel of the American Revolutionary War
Swiss mercenaries

Aarburg Castle

Aarburg Castle (Festung Aarburg) is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

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The Act of Mediation was issued by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic on 19 February 1803 to abolish the Helvetic Republic, which had existed since the invasion of Switzerland by French troops in 1798, and replace it with the Swiss Confederation.

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Anglo-French War (1778–1783)

The Anglo-French War, also known as the War of 1778 or the Bourbon War in Britain, was a military conflict fought between France and Great Britain, sometimes with their respective allies, between 1778 and 1783.

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Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg

Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg (also spelled Schauenbourg), (born in Hellimer on 31 July 1748 and died in Geudertheim on 1 September 1831) was a French general who served in the wars of the French Revolution and the Empire.

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Bernese Oberland

The Bernese Oberland (Berner Oberland; Bärner Oberland; Oberland bernois), sometimes also known as the Bernese Highlands, is the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern.

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Brünig Pass

The Brünig Pass, at an altitude of, connects the Bernese Oberland and central Switzerland, linking Meiringen in the canton of Bern and Lungern in the canton of Obwalden.

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Canton of Bern

The canton of Bern, or Berne (Kanton Bern; canton de Berne; Chantun Berna; Canton Berna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.

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Canton of Schwyz

The canton of Schwyz (Kanton Schwyz Chantun Sviz; Canton de Schwytz; Canton Svitto.) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz.

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Canton of Uri

The canton of Uri (Kanton Uri Chantun Uri; Canton d'Uri.; Canton Uri.) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation.

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Canton of Waldstätten

Waldstätten was a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, combining the territories of the founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Uri (without the Leventina but with the Urseren), Schwyz (without March and Höfe) and both cantons of Unterwalden, which were collectively known as Waldstätten (German for forested settlements) since the 14th century, along with Zug, the Republic of Gersau, and Engelberg Abbey.

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Early modern Switzerland

The early modern history of the Old Swiss Confederacy (Eidgenossenschaft, also known as the "Swiss Republic" or Republica Helvetiorum) and its constituent Thirteen Cantons encompasses the time of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) until the French invasion of 1798.

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French invasion of Switzerland

The French invasion of Switzerland (Franzoseneinfall) occurred from January to May 1798 as part of the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Helvetic Republic

The Helvetic Republic was a sister republic of France that existed between 1798 and 1803, during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Helvetica

Helvetica, also known by its original name Neue Haas Grotesk, is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann.

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Hundred Days

The Hundred Days (les Cent-Jours), also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition (Guerre de la Septième Coalition), marked the period between Napoleon's return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris on20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 110 days).

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Invasion of Minorca (1781)

The Franco-Spanish reconquest of Menorca (historically called "Minorca" in English) from the British in February 1782, after the siege of Fort St.

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Landammann

Landammann (plural Landammänner), is the German title used by the chief magistrate in certain Cantons of Switzerland and at times featured in the Head of state's style at the confederal level.

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Landeshauptmann

The Landeshauptmann (if male) or Landeshauptfrau (if female) ("state captain", plural Landeshauptleute) is the chairman of a state government and the supreme official of an Austrian state and the Italian autonomous provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino.

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Lucerne

Lucerne (High Alemannic: Lozärn) or LuzernOther languages: label; Lucerna; Lucerna.

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Nidwalden

Nidwalden or Nidwald (Kanton Nidwalden; Chantun Sutsilvania; Canton de Nidwald; Canton Nidvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.

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Old Swiss Confederacy

The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states (cantons, German or), initially within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Schwyz

Schwyz (Schwytz; Svitto) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

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Stecklikrieg

The Stecklikrieg ("War of Sticks") was a civil war in Switzerland in 1802 that resulted in the collapse of the Helvetic Republic, the renewed French occupation of Switzerland and ultimately the Act of Mediation dictated by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 February 1803.

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The Federal Diet of Switzerland (Tagsatzung,; Diète fédérale; Dieta federale) was the legislative and executive council of the Old Swiss Confederacy and existed in various forms from the beginnings of Swiss independence until the formation of the Swiss federal state in 1848.

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Theodor von Reding

Theodor von Reding (5 July 1755 – 23 April 1809) was a Swiss mercenary who served in the Spanish Army. Alois von Reding and Theodor von Reding are 18th-century Swiss military personnel, People from the canton of Schwyz and Swiss mercenaries.

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Valais

Valais, more formally, the Canton of Valais, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the cantons of Vaud and Bern to the north, the cantons of Uri and Ticino to the east, as well as Italy to the south and France to the west.

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Valais Republic

The Valais Republic (French: République du Valais; German: Republik Wallis) or Vallais was a sister republic of France that existed between 1802 and 1810 in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, during the Napoleonic Wars, in territory corresponding to the modern Swiss canton of Valais.

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War of the Pyrenees

The War of the Pyrenees, also known as War of Roussillon or War of the Convention, was the Pyrenean front of the First Coalition's war against the First French Republic.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_von_Reding

Also known as Aloys Reding, Aloys Reding von Biberegg, Aloys von Reding.