The ''Bernese Chronicle'' (German: ''Chronik der Stadt Bern'') contains information about the early history of the city of

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, Switzerland. The ''Bernese Chronicle'' was composed in 1430 by

Conrad Justinger Conrad Justinger was a 14th-century chronicler who was probably born in Strasbourg.Bergier, p. 59. Justinger, who had learned the trade of a chronicler in his home town, appears to have moved to the city of Bern in the last quarter of the 14th ...

from Bern.Zahnd, Urs M. “Erläuterungen.” 12 April 2008. According to Müller, Justinger was entrusted by the Bernese council under the chairmanship of its mayor Rudolf Hofmeister to chronicle the history of his hometown Bern from its foundation until the present time.Müller, P. L. “Konrad Justinger.” ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' 14 (1881): 758–759. By Justinger's own account, the ''Bernese Chronicle'' is primarily based on documents that were stored in the archives of the city of Bern in the early 14th century. Furthermore, Justinger used the '' Narratio conflictus apud Laupen'' (Latin: ‘Narrative of the conflict at Laupen’) as well as the annals of the cathedral of Bern ('' Cronica de Berno'') as sources for his chronicle. Even if Justinger's monumental work appears to have been considerably influenced by older chronicles from

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and Zurich, researchers are generally agreed that the ''Bernese Chronicle'' constitutes the earliest record of the cruelties of the

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governors towards the population of the

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. Justinger's ''Bernese Chronicle'' had a deep impact on the historiography of

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. Although the original

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of the ''Bernese Chronicle'' is lost with the exception of 2½ leaves, its text has, nevertheless, been preserved in a single manuscript contained in the archive of the

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''Die Berner Chronik des Conrad Justinger''
1430 books History of Bern 15th century in the Old Swiss Confederacy Swiss chronicles

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