Protestant refugees in Switzerland

Protestant refugees in Switzerland were religious migrants who fled to the Reformed cantons of Switzerland as well as to the Republic of Geneva between the 16th and 18th centuries due to persecution in their home countries. The confessional division of Europe in the 16th century led Protestant refugees, primarily Reformed but also Lutheran and Anglican, to seek refuge in Swiss territories from various countries including France, Italy, Germany, England, Hungary, and Spain, where their worship and access to civil and political offices were prohibited.

Source: Wikipedia — Protestant refugees in Switzerland (CC BY-SA 4.0)