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In the 15th century the territory of (French-speaking) Vaud belonged to the House of Savoy. From 1475 to 1476 onward
much of Vaud was under the common occupation of Bern and
Fribourg. The Reformation was introduced in 1526. In 1536
conquest of the remainder of Vaud by Bern. In 1564 Savoy formally ceded Vaud to Bern.
Bern treated Vaud as subject territory. 1798 Revolution Vaudoise, establishment of Canton Vaud. In April 1798 the French established Vaud as the Republic Leman (separate from the Helvetic Republic). In 1803 Vaud established as a separate canton; member of the Swiss Confederation ever since. Spelling varieties : Vaud, Waat, Waadt Historical Atlas, Switzerland Page |
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| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles | Current |
Article Vaud, from Wikipedia Article Kanton Waadt, from Wikipedia German edition Article Canton de Vaud, from Wikipedia French edition |
| Historic |
Ph.S. Bridel, Essay statistique sur le Canton de Vaud, 1815, in French, GB |
| Links | General |
Article Vaud, from Wikipedia Article Waadt (Kanton), from Wikipedia German edition Article Canton de Vaud, from Wikipedia French edition |
| on History |
Clio Online, keyword Vaud; German language History Portal Canton Vaud, from Swiss Genealogy on the Internet |
| Historical Dictionary | on Switzerland |
Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (in German),
Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse (in French),
Dizionario storico della Svizzera (in Italian) a brief historical dictionary in English this site M. Lutz, Dictionnaire geographique et statistique de la Suisse, 1837, in French, posted on Google Books H.J. Leu, Allgemeines Eydgenössisches oder Schweitzerisches Lexicon, vol.1 : A, 1747, vol.2 : B-Be, 1748, vol.3 : Be-Bi, 1749, vol.4 : Bi-Ca, 1750, vol.5 : C-D, 1751, vol.6 : D-F, 1752, vol.7 : F, 1753, vol.8 : Ga-Go, 1754, vol.9 : Go-He, 1754, vol.10 : He-K, 1756, vol.11 : K-Le, 1756, vol.12 : Le-Me, 1757, vol.13 : Me-N, 1757, vol.14 : N-R, 1758, vol.15 : R, 1759, vol.16 : Sa-Se, 1760, vol.17 : Se-T, 1762, vol.18 : T, U, V, 1763, vol.19 : W, 1764, vol.20 : X, Y, Z, 1765, in German, posted on Google Books |
| on Vaud |
J. Martin, Dictionnaire géographique du Canton de Vaud, 1808, in French, GB L. Roger, Dictionnaire géographique et descriptif du Canton de Vaud, 1827, in French, GB |
| Organizations |
Societe Vaudoise d'Histoire et d'Archeologie |
| Timelines |
from Memo, in French |
| Accounts of History | General, Modern |
Article Canton of Vaud : History Article Geschichte des Kantons Waadt, from Wikipedia German edition Article Histoire du Canton de Vaud, from Wikipedia French edition Canton de Vaud, from Memo, in French |
| General, Historical |
J.D. Dellient, Histoire du Pays de Vaud, 1809, in French, GB A. Verdeil, Histoire du canton de Vaud, vol.1 1854, vol.2 1854, vol.3 1854, in French, GB S. Descombaz, Histoire du canton de Vaud racontée aux enfants et aux jeunes gens , 1857, in French, GB J. Olivier, Le canton de Vaud: sa vie son histoire, vol.1, 1837, vol.2, 1837, in French, GB |
| Specific Periods |
E.H. Gaullieur, Histoire du Vaud 1803-1830, 1857, in French, GB D.A. Chavannes, De l'administration publique du Canton de Vaud dès 1803 a 1831, 1831, in French, GB L'Administration Publique du Canton de Vaud: dès 1845 a 1861, 1861, in French, GB J. Cart, Le canton de Vaud et la Suisse de 1798 a 1815, 1868, in French, GB B. Hidber, Waadtland wird schweizerisch: oder Die Eroberung der Waadt durch die Berner unter dem Oberbefehle des Feldhauptmanns Hans Franz Nägeli : mit einem Rückblick auf die ältere Geschichte der Westschweiz und Savoyens, 1861, in German, GB |
| Politics |
Article : Politique du Canton de Vaud,
from Wikipedia French edition A. Gindroz, Histoire de l'instruction publique dans le pays de Vaud 1853, in French, GB D.A. Chavannes, Reflexions sur la reunion du Canton de Vaud a celui de Berne, 1802, in French, GB |
| Military |
| Economy & Finances |
Articles Vaud : Economy, from Wikipedia Reglement pour la Societe d'industrie du canton de Vaud, 1831, in French, GB I.E.L. Develey, Precis du nouveau systeme des poids et mesures du Canton de Vaud en Suisse , 1823, in French, GB |
| Social History |
L.Fr. Berger, Du pauperisme dans le canton de Vaud, 1836, in French, GB |
| Ethnography |
| Religion |
Lausanne, Moudon,
from Passionsspiele im Alpenländischen Raum A. Ruchat, Abrege de l'histoire ecclésiastique du Pays de Vaud, (1707) 1838, in French, GB Ch.V. Archinard, Histoire de l'Eglise du canton de Vaud, 1862, in French, GB J.L. Cart, Histoire du movement religieux et ecclésiastique dans le canton de Vaud pt.1, 2, 1870, in French, GB H. Martin, Les Jésuites dans le Canton de Vaud, 1848, in French, GB |
| History of Regions |
Article : Pays de Gex, from Wikipedia French edition |
| Local History |
Articles : Lausanne : History,
Montreux : History,
Vevey, from Wikipedia Articles : Lausanne : Histoire, Vevey : Histoire, from Wikipedia French edition Histoire de Payerne, from Commune de Payerne, in French |
| Institutions |
Structurae : Vaud |
| Biographies |
from Memo, in French L. Vulliemin, Auguste Pidou landammann du Canton de Vaud : notice historique, 1860, in French, GB |
| Others |
Reglement et tarif pour la poste aux chevaux du canton de Vaud,
1820, in French, GB |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
List of Presidents of the Council of State 1831-, from
World Statesmen by Ben Cahoon |
| List of Consuls |
Political Graveyard : Switzerland, has incomplete list of
U.S. consuls in Lausanne |
| Lists of Bishops |
List of Bishops : Avenches - Lausanne,
from Wikipedia Index of Historic Images : Switzerland, from KJA, numerous on Lake Geneva |
| Population Figures |
Switzerland, Historical Population Statistics of the Provinces, from
Population Statistics (Jan Lahmeyer) |
| Election Results |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers |
| Online Yearbooks |
Staatskalender on Switzerland |
Regimentsbuch der XXII Kantone der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft : Kanton Waadt,
pp.206-217 in 1828 edition,
pp.214-226 in 1829 edition, in German, GB Staatshandbuch der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft, 1837, BSB Staatskalender der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft 1856, BSB, 1858, BSB, 1859, BSB, 1860-1861, BSB, 1861-1862, BSB, 1862-1863, BSB, 1863-1864, BSB, 1864-1865, BSB, 1865-1866, BSB, 1866-1867, BSB, 1867-1868, BSB, 1868-1869, BSB, 1869-1870 GB Die Bundesbehörden der schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (current) |
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Staatskalender on Vaud |
Annuaire officiel du Canton de Vaud
1832,
1833, in French, GB;
1816-2006 from Swiss Electronic Library |
| International |
Etat des cours de l'Europe ou Tableau des gouvernements, republiques etc. : Sujets de Suisse : des Baillages de Schwartzbourg, de Grandson,
d'Eschalens et de Moray
1783 p.202, Gallica Genealogisch-historisch-statistischer Almanach, Canton Waadt, 1830, pp.477-478, 1831 pp.482-483, 1832 pp.551-552, in German, GB |
| Image Databanks |
Category : Historical Images of Lausanne,
Historical Images of the Canton of Vaud,
from Wikimedia Commons Historical Postcards, Canton Vaud, from Alte Postkarten Historische Reiseführer und Reiseprospekte - Schweiz from Heimatsammlung; search for Genfersee, St. Cerque, Montreux, Lausanne, Vevey; commercial site |
| Archival Deposits |
| Constitutions, Laws |
Verfassungen des Kantons Waadt (Constitutions of C. W.), posted by
Verfassungen.de, in German Code civil du Canton de Vaud, 1820 edition, 1857 edition, in French, GB Code penal du Canton de Vaud, 1867, in French, GB Loi sur l'organisation militaire du canton de Vaud, 1813, in French, GB Loi sur l'organisation militaire du canton de Vaud du 12 juin 1819, in French, GB Code de procédure civile du Canton de Vaud, 1825, in French, GB Constitution du Canton de Vaud et règlement pour le Grand Conseil, 1831, Constitution du canton de Vaud, 1846, in French, GB Reglement pour les milices du canton de Vaud, 1813, in French, GB Recueil des loix, decrets et autres actes du Gouvernement du canton de Vaud, 1803, vol.LIV 1857, in French, GB Repertoire des lois, decrets, arretes et autres actes du gouvernement du canton du Vaud, 1835, 1846, in French, GB Reglement pour l'Assemblee constituante du canton de Vaud, 1861, in French, GB Loi ecclesiastique du canton de Vaud du 19 mai 1863, in French, GB Vaud p.188 in C. Berroyer, Bibliothèque des coutumes, 1699 (bibliography of law codes), in French, GB |
| Document Collections |
Swissdox; site permitting to download historical Swiss documents; charges fee Documens relatifs à l'histoire du Pays de Vaud no.1, 2, 1816, des 1793 a 1750, 1817, GB R.L. Herminjard (ed.), Correspondance des reformateurs dans les pays de langue française, vol.1, 1512-1526, 1866, vol.2, 1527-1532, 1868, vol.3, 1533-1536, 1870, GB |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
General |
Articles Vaud,
Lausanne,
Montreux,
Vevey, from EB 1911 Articles Waadt (Kanton), Lausanne, Montreux, Vevey, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German Articles Waadt, from Brockhaus Konversationslexikon 1894-1896, in German |
| Religious |
Article Lausanne and Geneva, from Catholic Encyclopedia 1907 |
| Economic |
J. Chr. Nelkenbrecher, Allgemeines Taschenbuch
der Münz-, Maass- und Gewichtskunde für Banquiers und Kaufleute (General Manual
on Coinage, Measurement and Weights, for Bankers and Merchants) Berlin 1832, in German, entries Lausanne, posted by DTBSWS |
| Geographical |
Der Kanton Waadt, pp.3385-387 in G. Hassel, Lehrbuch der Statistik der
Europäischen Staaten, 1822, in German, GB Der Kanton Waat, pp.236-247 in G. Meyer von Kronau, Abriss der Erdbeschreibung und Staatskunde der Schweiz, 1824, in German, GB Canton of Geneva, pp.575-577 in vol.7 of C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, 1829, GB The Canton of Geneva, pp.167-168 in F.H. Ungewitter, Europe, past and present: a comprehensive manual of European geography and history, 1850, GB |
| Historical |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Session de 1829 du Grand Conseil du Canton de Vaud, Extraite du Nouvelliste
Vaudois, GB |
| Postal Routes etc. |
Etat general des postes de France 1812,
1814, in French, GB; search for Lausanne etc. K.Fr. Jahn, Post-Reise-Handbuch, 1833, in German, GB; search for Lausanne Search Bradshaw's continental railway, steam transit, and general guide 1853, 1859, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, GB, for Lausanne L. Vulliemin, Indicateur général du canton de Vaud: ou guide statistique & commercial 1850-1856, 1857, in French, GB |
| Tour Guides |
Search J. Murray,
The hand-book for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont: including the Protestant valleys of the Waldenses, 1811, GB,
for Lausanne, Vaud, Vevey etc. Guide des étrangers qui visitent le canton de Vaud, 1830, in French, GB Search Th. Roscoe, The tourist in Switzerland and Italy, 1830, GB, for Lausanne, Vaud Search K. Baedeker, Switzerland: with the neighboring lakes of northern Italy, Savoy, and the adjacent districts of Piedmont, Lombardy and the Tyrol, 1863, GB, for Lausanne, Vaud Search Englishman Abroad, Practical Swiss guide: Red book for Switzerland, the adjoining districts of Savoy, Piedmont, North Italy, the introductory routes from London, etc, 1864, GB, for Lausanne, Vaud Search J. Ball, A guide to the western Alps, 1866, GB, for Lausanne, Vaud Canton of Vaud, pp.106-125 in Bradshaw's pedestrian route-book for Switzerland, Chamouni, and the Italian Lakes, 1870, GB |
| Travelogues |
| Exhibition Catalogues |
Switzerland, pp.1264- in vol.4 of Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue,
Great Exhibition of 1851, 1851, search for Lausanne Switzerland, pp.412- from Official catalogue of the industrial department, London Exhibition 1862, GB ; search for Lausanne |
| Institutions | Archives |
Archives Cantonales Vaudois |
| Musea |
Cantonal Museum of Archaeology and History,
Lausanne Historical Museum, from lausanne.ch |
| Monuments |
Denkmalschutz Historische Militärbauten, from Armasuisse; scroll down for Waadt, Genf Liste von Burgen und Schlössern in der Schweiz : Waadt, from Wikipedia German edition Kanton Vaud, from Showcaves |
| Libraries |
Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände der Schweiz,
Waadt |
| State Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW Coat of Arms, from Wikipedia |
| Coins |
Vaud minted dated coins from 1804-1845 (Numiswiss Vaud, from Money Museum R. Stuart Poole, A descriptive catalogue of Swiss coins in the South Kensington Museum, 1878, IA; Lausanne pp.260-274, Sarine et Broye p.328, Vevey p.460, Waadt pp.461-475 Bistum Lausanne, pp.353-357 in vol.2 of G.E. von Haller, Schweizerisches Munz- und Medaillenkabinet 1781, in German, GB |
| PRINTED REFERENCE |
| Bibliographies | general |
Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde
(Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies) (site in German, most titles listed in English;
numerous entries; publications mostly since 1970) RHS Bibliography UK National Archive Online Library |
| on Vaud |
from Memo Schweiz : Lausanne, from Computatio Waadt, from Bibliographie zur Geschichte und Kultur des Weines Bücher und Schriften welche sich vorzugsweise auf Örtlichkeiten beziehen : Waadt, pp.584-585 in vol.1 of Archiv für schweizerische Reformationsgeschichte, 1869, GB |
| Online Libraries | general |
Google Books;
Internet Archives;
Gutenberg Library Online;
HathiTrust;
e-corpus |
| on Switzerland |
Swiss Electronic Library Helvetic Archives, at the Swiss National Library |
| Thesis Server |
Dissertationen-Server Schweiz |
| Online Journals | full text online |
Swiss Electronic Academic Library Service : Retrodigitized Journals :
Sammlung Geschichte und Geographie Revue Historique Vaudoise, onread |
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Table of Contents Online |
| General Accounts |
| Specific Topics |
