This city had an aristocratic Council of (*) Twenty-Five that increasingly grew in power at theexpense of the General Council.
The last bishop to rule this city was Pierre de la Baume. Michael Servetus was put to death in this city forheresy. A Savoyard attempt to reclaim this city, which they had ruled through both temporal and spiritualpositions, was defeated in an incident called the Escalade. Napoleon called this city "the city where they knowEnglish too well." This city had an aristocratic Council of (*) Twenty-Five that increasingly grew in power at theexpense of the General Council. This birthplace of Jean Jacques Rousseau was annexed by the Directory to France,and after the Napoleonic Wars, it joined its nearby cantons in confederation. For 10 points, name this Swiss citywhere John Calvin preached which sits by a namesake lake on the border with France.
The last bishop to rule this city was Pierre de la Baume. Michael Servetus was put to death in this city forheresy.
Geneva