1707-1806






Neuchatel 1806-1857

Napoleon Bonaparte granted the Principality of Neuchatel to one of his officers, Marechal Berthier. After Napoleon's defeat, and a brief period of Austrian occupation (Dec. 23rd 1813 - Jan. 14th 1814), Neuchatel returned to Prussian rule, but simultaneously was integrated in the Swiss Federation. King Frederick William III. visited the principality in July 1814.
In 1830, Trees of Liberty again were planted. In 1831 a plan to separate Neuchatel from Switzerland was considered; it failed in 1834. In 1848/1857 the Dynastic Union between Prussia and Neuchatel was terminated.



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REFERENCE Wolfgang Stribrny, Die Könige von Preussen als Fürsten von Neuenburg-Neuchatel (1707-1848), Geschichte einer Personalunion (The Kings of Prussia as Princes of Neuenburg-Neuchatel (1707-1848), History of a Dynastic Union), Berlin : Duncker & Humblot 1998
Jean Courvoisier, Le Marechal Berthier est sa Principaute de Neuchatel, 1806-1814, Neuchatel : Baconniere 1959


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