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Uri , canton, Switzerland

(Encyclopedia)Uri o͞oˈrē [key], canton (1993 pop. 35,500), 415 sq mi (1,075 sq km), central Switzerland, one of the Four Forest Cantons. Altdorf is the capital. The most sparsely populated of the Swiss cantons, ...

Ludlow, Edmund

(Encyclopedia)Ludlow, Edmund, 1617?–1692, English parliamentarian and regicide. He commanded a regiment of cavalry in the English civil war and served on the court that condemned King Charles I, signing his death...

Helvetic Republic

(Encyclopedia)Helvetic Republic hĕlvēˈtĭk [key], 1798–1803, Swiss state established under French auspices. In Sept., 1797, several exiled Swiss leaders in France (notably Frédéric César de La Harpe) formal...

Basle

(Encyclopedia)Basle, Switzerland: see Basel.

Bâle

(Encyclopedia)Bâle, Switzerland: see Basel.

Tessin

(Encyclopedia)Tessin: see Ticino, Switzerland.

Granson

(Encyclopedia)Granson: see Grandson, Switzerland. ...

Graubünden

(Encyclopedia)Graubünden: see Grisons, Switzerland. ...

Luzern

(Encyclopedia)Luzern: see Lucerne, Switzerland. ...
 

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