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Geneva: History, Former Names & Timeline

Calvin's “Protestant Rome” and in modern times a gathering place of international organisations.

Map showing Geneva in 1815Geneva
Border map for 1815. See Europe in 1815.

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Former names of Geneva

FromNameNote
120 BCGenava

Timeline of Geneva

YearEvent
1541Calvin leads the Reformation in Geneva
1864The Geneva Convention is signed
1920The League of Nations is headquartered in Geneva

Who ruled Geneva

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC–324 BCHallstatt culture
323 BC–2 BCUnclaimed / no data
1 BC–299Roman Empire
300–399Rome (Constantinus)
400–499Western Roman Empire
500–599Burgundians
600–799Frankish Kingdom
800–999Carolingian Empire
1000–1299Burgundy
1300–1599Holy Roman Empire
1600–1649Savoy
1650–1699Swiss Confederation
1700–1782Sardinia-Piedmont
1783–1799Kingdom of Sardinia
1800–1814France
1815–1993Switzerland
1994–todayFrance

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