events
A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.)
Related Wikipedia articles
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630
Charles Emmanuel I, known as the Great and nicknamed Testa di Fuoco, was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 30 August 1580 until his death on 26 July 1630, nearly 50 years later. At the time of his death, he was the longest-reigning Savoyard monarch, a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Philip III of Spain
King of Spain and Portugal from 1598 to 1621
Philip III was the King of Spain and Portugal during the period known as the Iberian Union, reigning from 1598 until his death in 1621. He was also King of Naples and Sicily, Duke of Milan and Lord of the Seventeen Provinces. A member of the House of Habsburg, he was born in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Geneva
City in Switzerland
Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. and a centre for international diplomacy.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
L'Escalade
Annual festival commemorating failed attack on Geneva by Savoy in 1602
L'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade, is an annual festival in Geneva, Switzerland, held each December commemorating the defeat of an attempt to conquer the Protestant city-state by the Catholic Duchy of Savoy in 1602. The celebrations and other commemorative activities are usually…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)