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a few men of the countryside formed a new provincial government protected by an army of 3,000. The government was however short-lived as on 16 January 1831 a force from Basel occupied
Liestal, driving out the new government. A number of villages, such as
649:. The cantonal parliament was dominated by members from the city, though its population was less than that of the combined countryside. This had not previously been a source of grievance, but in 1830 the
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The canton of Basel seceded from the prince-bishopric, and the secular rule of the bishops of Basel from this time was limited to territories west of Basel, more or less corresponding to the modern
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wrote to the "esteemed gentlemen and noblemen in Basel", demanding equal rights between city and countryside and a representation in parliament in proportion to their numbers.
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remained loyal to Basel, though coming under threat from the rebels. The unrest in the countryside persisted into 1832 and both sides committed injustices upon the other.
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The term "half-canton" refers to the constitutional status of these entities during 1848–1999. Since 1999, they are officially "cantons" with "half-vote" in the
704:, the city's troops were forced back to Basel by the superior numbers of the rebels. Their route back to the city was ambushed and the city forces took heavy losses.
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A cantonal coat of arms combining the coats of arms of the two half cantons, was in use from 1833 to 1999 when the "full canton" needed representation, e.g. in the
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in 1542, 1544, and 1545. In 1547, the bishop formally agreed to allow the city to choose its own religion, recognizing that the city had already become
Protestant.
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refused to give Basel a new constitution whereupon, to show its power, the city began the construction of a new city hall. The reformation was brought to Basel by
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When the city rejected this demand, resentment from the countryside region grew still larger to the extent that the city feared an attack. In
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442:. Even though the bishops of Basel no longer held secular authority over the city of Basel, they continued to reside in the city until the
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Switzerland, enumerated as
775:— to the new half-canton of Basel-City. The remaining municipalities formed the new canton of Basel-Country.
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736:, was petitioned on 17 August 1833 to separate the canton of Basel; nine days later, the partition into
534:, authored in Basel, was a 1536 exposition of Protestant Christian doctrine which later became known as
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rebelled against the bishop, but were suppressed using forces from
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cathedral preacher under von
Utenheim and co-editor of Erasmus'
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362:(1431–49), the city of Basel grew in wealth and importance. The
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doctrine) was published at Basel in March 1536. In 1543,
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and the bishop's seat was moved to
Porrentruy. In 1530,
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in 1501, as the confederacy's 11th and 12th states, with
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16th-century establishments in the Old Swiss
Confederacy
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was born in Basel and studied under Johann Bernoulli.
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751:From the country municipalities it allocated only
519:, were from Basel. The 18th-century mathematician
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425:following suit 12 years later to complete the
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915:. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). p. 462.
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618:Restoration and Regeneration in Switzerland
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386:. In 1495, Basel was incorporated in the
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464:first edition of the Greek New Testament
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886:, Courier Dover Publications 1973, p.30
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470:, canon at Basel MĂĽnster since 1510.
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560:Institutes of the Christian Religion
530:then persecuted in France, Calvin's
981:Cantons and capitals of Switzerland
901:Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort
431:that made up Switzerland until the
350:, whose memory is preserved in the
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545:Map of Basel in 1642, engraved by
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694:Battle of HĂĽlftenschanz
657:on 18 October 1830, 25
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567:'s great exposition of
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364:University of Basel
354:shown on the Basel
334:in the 16th century
151:Peace of Westphalia
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829:Swiss Constitution
780:Swiss Constitution
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626:, a revolutionary
624:Rauracian Republic
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