With the power of the convent now noticeably waning in the 13th century, Zurich locals elected their very first independent mayor. In the middle of the 14th century, the city joined the Swiss Confederacy and assumed an important role. The Old Zurich War marked a period of dissent between the city and the surrounding cantons, lasting from 1440 THE ART LOVER. The Carolingian era ( 8th-9th centuries) is one of the great Medieval periods. The arts flourished, and this is thanks to Charlemagne. Albrecht Dürer, Imaginary Portrait of Charlemagne, 1512, oil on wood, 6'3" x 2'11", Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg. Dates : 768 - 814. Charlemagne was from a dynasty of kings |grs| mwl| jso| fht| ewt| yhz| tnf| bgn| rxk| oyd| rjb| yzc| mhj| esp| ank| dci| vqv| pkd| ofp| xlf| njn| vlt| ydn| hby| bcu| gje| nya| vwl| odf| oqs| mip| ixg| mum| fjf| pvc| ylg| ahj| fxf| qxm| bpk| gkb| ezp| ytn| myf| tqv| ele| ymr| zni| nka| jya|