SwitzerlandCommune de Nyon 12 · Nyon · Your commune in Vaud
Before the Bernese conquest of 1536, which power had dominated Nyon since the end of the 13th century?
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Avant la conquête bernoise de 1536, quelle puissance dominait Nyon depuis la fin du 13e siècle ?
- aBurgundyLa Bourgogne
- bFranceLa France
- cAustriaL'Autriche
- dSavoyLa SavoieCorrect answer
Why?
In 1293, Count Amadeus V of Savoy and his brother Louis I, Lord of Vaud, took the town. Nyon remained Savoyard until the Bernese arrived in 1536.
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