Lausanne

Lausanne was a prince-bishopric centered on the city beside Lake Geneva. In 1337 Bishop Jean II de Rossillon ruled there, while the bishops shared power uneasily with the counts of Savoy.

Bernese troops conquered Lausanne in 1536, ending the prince-bishopric. They imposed the Reformation and stripped the cathedral of its Catholic fittings. Under Bernese rule, the city became a refuge for French Huguenot pastors after 1685.