Treaty of Turin (1816)
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The 1816 Treaty of Turin was a treaty between Switzerland and the Kingdom of Sardinia which expanded the Canton of Geneva.
Expansion of the Canton of Geneva. Yellow-Pre 1815 Blue-Congress of Vienna (1815) Pink-Treaty of Turin (1816)
Canton of Geneva
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The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is one of the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five municipalities, and the seat of the government and
Treaty of Turin (1816)
…The 1816 Treaty of Turin was a treaty between Switzerland and the Kingdom of Sardinia which expanded the Canton of Geneva. In 1814 the Swiss Confederation accepted Geneva's proposal to join the Confederation. At that time, it only covered a total of 124 square kilometers…
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the lack of connection between Annemasse and Geneva was a topic of alarm already in the 19th century. The original citation read: "elegant Geneva and the Savoyard maid examine in the shrouded horizon the railway connection between Geneva and Savoy... Geneva... Anne!... Anne... sister Anne!... do you see anything coming?"
Charles Pictet de Rochemont, the Geneva envoy to the Congress of Vienna who negotiated the canton's borders