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Tschudi, Switzerland

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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Or SCHUDY, the name of one of the most distinguished families of the land of Glarus, Switzerland. It can be traced back as a peasant, not a noble, race to 1289, while after Glarus joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352 various members of the family held high political offices at home, and were distinguished abroad as soldiers and in other ways.

In literature, its most eminent member was GILES or AEGIDIuS

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Tschudi, Switzerland'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​t/tschudi-switzerland.html. 1910.
 
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