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See also:GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee) , a See also:town in the Swiss See also:canton of See also:Vaud, near the See also:south-western end of the See also:Lake of See also:Neuchatel, and by See also:rail 20 m. S.W. of Neuchatel and 3 M. N. of Yverdo.n. Its See also:population in 1900 was 1771, mainly See also:French-speaking and See also:Protestant. Its See also:ancient See also:castle was See also:long the See also:home of a noted See also:race of barons, while in the very old See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church (once belonging to a See also:Benedictine monastery) there are a number of See also:Roman columns, &c., from Avenches and Yverdon. It has now a See also:tobacco factory. Its lords were vassals of the See also:house of See also:Savoy, till in 1475 the castle was taken by the Swiss at the beginning of their See also:war with See also:Charles the Bold, See also:duke of See also:Burgundy, whose ally was the duchess of Savoy. It was retaken by Charles in See also:February 1476, and the See also:garrison put to See also:death. The Swiss hastened to revenge this See also:deed, and in a famous See also:battle (2nd See also:March 1476) defeated Charles with See also:great loss, capturing much See also:booty. The See also:scene of the battle was between Concise and Corcelles, See also:north-See also:east of the town, and is marked by several columns, perhaps ancient menhirs. Grandson was thence-forward till 1798 ruled in See also:common by Berne and See also:Fribourg, and then was given to the canton du Leman, which in 1803 became that of Vaud.
See F. Chabloz, La Bataille de Grandson (See also:Lausanne, 1897).
End of Article: GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)
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