Neuchâtel, CH
In 1011 Rudolph III presented the
In 1011, Rudolph III presented the new castle on the lake shore to his wife, Ermengarde. On 12 September 1814, Neuchâtel became the capital of the 21st canton while remaining a Prussian principality. Frederick William III of Prussia proposed linking Neuchâtel with the other Swiss cantons to exert better influence after the fall of Napoleon.
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