Helvetic Republic
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The Helvetic Republic was a state lasting for five years, from 1798 to 1803. Its name came from the Helvetii people.
Helvetic Republic Media
Strategic situation of Europe in 1796
Phrygian cap, cockade and seal stamp from the Helvetic Republic
Alois von Reding led Central Swiss troops against the French.
William Tell fights the revolution (1798), by Dunker, praises the struggle of the Old Confederation against the Helvetic revolution supported by French invasion. It depicts the Swiss folk hero William Tell, carrying a shield with the Rütlischwur, and his son fighting the revolution, represented as a chimera wearing a phrygian cap
The awakening of the Swiss (1798), by Midart, celebrates the transformation of the Old Confederation into the Helvetic Republic. It shows a Swiss who wakes up from his sleep (the ancien régime) and is handed his weapons by Liberty. In the background, the rising sun and the Gallic rooster herald the new era
The provisional constitution of 15 January 1798
The constitution of 12 April 1798
The constitution of 25 May 1802
Coat of arms of Valais (République des Sept Dizains), form of the late 17th century (see en:Coat of arms of Valais for sources)
