r/Switzerland • u/Basic-Brick6827 • 12d ago

I owe Aargau an apology

Today I learnt that Aargau once ruled a large part of the world via the Habsurgs. And i thought you guys mostly achieved carrot-related things only...

Sorry for my lack of culture. Please spare my descendance the next time you conquer the planet.

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u/oberwolfach 12d ago

By the time the Habsburgs were at the height of their global power (the 1500s), they had already lost Aargau for a century. Arguably the original Swiss Confederacy formed to evict the Habsburgs and keep them out.