Council of Two Hundred

The Council of Two Hundred , Conseil des Deux-Cents , was formed in the late 13th century in Zurich , Bern , Freiburg , Basel and Geneva as a Grand Council with 200 to 300 members. There he had the function of the legislative authority.

Web links

• Hans Berner: Great Council (Ancien Régime). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .