Enfants de Genève
political organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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contribution of Berthelier
- In Philibert Berthelier
…a league of patriots, the Enfants de Genève, to resist the Bishop’s encroachments on citizen’s rights. Further opposition to the Bishop and his Savoyard connection led to Berthelier’s arraignment on a charge of lèse-majesté (March 16, 1518); and, although acquitted by the citizens’ committees (syndics), he was nonetheless summarily arrested…
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