Editing Nyon (section)

===Early Modern Nyon===
[[File:Nyon in 1642.jpg|thumb|Nyon in 1642]]
Nyon was raised to the status of administrative center of a ''[[Vogt]]ei'' of [[history of Bern|Bern]] in 1536. It remained the seat of the vogt until the Vaud revolution of 1798. In 1568, a yearly market took place for the first time. In 1574–80 the castle was converted into the seat of the [[bailiff]]. It was renovated several times in the following centuries. The municipal government added a Council of Fifty in 1558 and in 1578, an inner council of Twenty-four. The inner council was made up of nobles, [[burgher (social class)|burgher]]s and inhabitants. Later the councils became a Council of Twelve and a council of Twenty-Four, which was headed by a [[knight banneret]].<ref name=HDS_Early>{{HDS|2516<!--Section 1-2-->|Ancien Régime Nyon}}</ref>

In 1570, [[Theodore Beza]] headed the regional assembly of Protestant refugee clergymen in Nyon.  After the revocation of the [[Edict of Nantes]] in 1685, many [[Huguenots]] fled to Nyon. In 1688, they founded the ''Bourse française'' to help other refugees.

Nyon remained an important transhipment point for trade along Lake Geneva and from France and Italy. Grain and wood came from Burgundy and [[Franche-Comté]] through the [[Col de la Givrine]] and [[Saint-Cergue]] on to Geneva. In 1537–76, the customs post of Nyon was the most profitable in the bailiwick. Over the following centuries, trade through Nyon remained very profitable and by 1772–73, it was again the highest in the region. In the 18th century, trade and commerce grew strongly. The flow of goods allowed four (after 1738, five) yearly markets. A granary was built in the 18th century. The Bernese rebuilt the Asse canal system to drive tanneries, sawmills and mills. The Faïencerie Baylon earthenware factory was founded in 1769. It was followed by the Jacob Dortu and Ferdinand Müller porcelain factory in 1781, both of which contributed Nyon's reputation for fine ceramics.

With the profits of the Early Modern era, many of the public buildings of Nyon were rebuilt or expanded. Following the suppression of the monasteries, in 1539, the town hospital moved into the offices of the Augustinian convent and received money from the closed monasteries. Hans-Ulrich Heldt rebuilt the college, the original building was from 1559, in 1786 in a [[neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] style. The church of Notre-Dame was rebuilt several times between 1661 and 1718. The medieval city walls and gates were demolished in 1718. The town hall was rebuilt in 1773. In 1720, Louis de Saint-Georges, a minister of the English king, built Changins Castle.<ref name=HDS_Early/>

The city was one of the most active centers of the revolutionary movement in the Vaud region. The councils of Nyon formed an oversight committee and refused to pay homage to Bern on 10 January 1798. A few days later, they secured the support of the French General {{interlanguage link|Philippe Romain Ménard|fr}}  in support of the independence of Canton Vaud. When this proclamation of support was brought from Nyon to Lausanne, on 24 January 1798, it finally led to the Vaudois revolution.<ref name=HDS_Early/> From 1798 to 1803, it was in the [[canton of Léman]] of the [[Helvetic Republic]] as district capital.