| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | HEAD OF STATE |
| 57 | b.C. | Roman Provence | |
| 390 | Burgundy Kingdom | king Gebicca | |
| 407 | king Godemar | ||
| 409 | king Giselcar | ||
| 413 | king Gundicar | ||
| 436 | king Gunderic | ||
| 473 | king Gundobald | ||
| 516 | king Sigismund | ||
| 523 | king Gundimar | ||
| 554 | Union to Kingdom of France | ||
| 1032 | Union to H.R.E. | ||
| 1090 | Duchy - Zahringen dinasty | duke Bertoldo II | |
| 1111 | duke Bertoldo III | ||
| 1122 | duke Corrado I | ||
| 1152 | duke Bertoldo IV | ||
| 1186 | duke Bertoldo V | ||
| 1218 | State of Asburgo | ||
| 1291 | 1 august | Confederation under H.R.E. rule | |
| 1648 | 24 october | Independent Confederation | |
| 1798 | 2 april | Helvetic Republic | |
| 1803 | 19 february | Confederation | |
| 1848 | 27 june | Federal Republic | |
| 1848 | 21 november | Ionas Furrer (ZH) | |
| 1850 | 1 january | Enrico Druey (VD) | |
| 1851 | 1 january | Giuseppe Munzinger (SO) | |
| 1852 | 1 january | Ionas Furrer (ZH) (II) | |
| 1853 | 1 january | Guglielmo Naff (SG) | |
| 1854 | 1 january | Federico Frey-Herosee (AG) | |
| 1855 | 1 january | Ulrico Ochsenbein (BE) | |
| 1856 | 1 january | Giacomo Stampfli (BE) | |
| 1857 | 1 january | Costantino Fornerod (VD) | |
| 1858 | 1 january | Ionas Furrer (ZH) (III) | |
| 1859 | 1 january | Giacomo Stapmfli (BE) (II) | |
| 1860 | 1 january | Federico Frey-herosee (AG) (II) | |
| 1861 | 1 january | Martino Knusel (LU) | |
| 1862 | 1 january | Giacomo Stampfli (BE) (III) | |
| 1863 | 1 january | Costantino Fornerod (VD) (III) | |
| 1864 | 1 january | Giacomo Dubs (ZH) | |
| 1865 | 1 january | Carlo Schenk (BE) | |
| 1866 | 1 january | Martino Knusel (LU) (II) | |
| 1867 | 1 january | Costantino Fornerod (VD) (III) | |
| 1868 | 1 january | Giacomo Dubs (ZH) (II) | |
| 1869 | 1 january | Emilio Welti (AG) | |
| 1870 | 1 january | Giacomo Dubs (ZH) (III) | |
| 1871 | 1 january | Carlo Schenk (BE) (II) | |
| 1872 | 1 january | Emilio Welti (AG) (II) | |
| 1873 | 1 january | Pietro Ceresole (VD) | |
| 1874 | 1 january | Carlo Schenk (BE) (III) | |
| 1875 | 1 january | John Giacomo Scherer (ZH) | |
| 1876 | 1 january | Emilio Welti (AG) (III) | |
| 1877 | 1 january | Gioacchino Heer (GL) | |
| 1878 | 1 january | Carlo Schenk (BE) (IV) | |
| 1879 | 1 january | Bernardo Hammer (SO) | |
| 1880 | 1 january | Emilio Welti (AG) (IV) | |
| 1880 | 7 december | Fridolino Anderwert (TG) | |
| 1881 | 1 january | Numa Droz (NE) | |
| 1882 | 1 january | Simeone Bavier (GR) | |
| 1883 | 1 january | Luigi Ruchonnet (VD) | |
| 1884 | 1 january | Emilio Welti (AG) (V) | |
| 1885 | 1 january | Carlo Schenk (BE) (V) | |
| 1886 | 1 january | Adolfo Deucher (TG) | |
| 1887 | 1 january | Numa Droz (NE) (II) | |
| 1888 | 1 january | Wilhelm Friedrich Hertenstein (ZH) | |
| 1888 | 27 november | Bernardo Hammer (SO) (II) | |
| 1890 | 1 january | Luigi Ruchonet (VD) (II) | |
| 1891 | 1 january | Emilio Welti (AG) (VI) | |
| 1892 | 1 january | W.Hauser (ZH) | |
| 1893 | 1 january | Carlo Schenk (BE) (VI) | |
| 1894 | 1 january | E. Frey (BS) | |
| 1895 | 1 january | Giuseppe Zemp (LU) | |
| 1896 | 1 january | Adriano Lachenal (GE) | |
| 1897 | 1 january | Adolfo Deucher (TG) (II) | |
| 1898 | 1 january | Eugenio Ruffy (VD) | |
| 1899 | 1 january | Edoardo Muller (BE) | |
| 1900 | 1 january | W. Hauser (ZH) (II) | |
| 1901 | 1 january | Ernesto Brenner (BS) | |
| 1902 | 1 january | Giuseppe Zemp (LU) (II) | |
| 1903 | 1 january | Adolfo Deuche (TG) (III) | |
| 1904 | 1 january | Roberto Comtesse (NE) | |
| 1905 | 1 january | Marco E. Ruchet (VD) | |
| 1906 | 1 january | L. Forrer (ZH) | |
| 1907 | 1 january | Edoardo Muller (BE) (II) | |
| 1908 | 1 january | Ernesto Brenner (BS) (II) | |
| 1909 | 1 january | Adolfo Deucher (TG) (IV) | |
| 1910 | 1 january | Roberto Comtesse (NE) (II) | |
| 1911 | 1 january | Marco E. Ruchet (VD) (II) | |
| 1912 | 1 january | L. Forrer (ZH) (II) | |
| 1913 | 1 january | Edoardo Muller (BE) (III) | |
| 1914 | 1 january | Arturo Hoffmann | |
| 1915 | 1 january | Giuseppe Motta (TI) | |
| 1916 | 1 january | Camillo Decopet (VD) | |
| 1917 | 1 january | Edmund Schulthess (AG) | |
| 1918 | 1 january | Emilio Ador (GE) | |
| 1919 | 1 january | Gustavo Adler (GE) | |
| 1920 | 1 january | Giuseppe Motta (TI) (II) | |
| 1921 | 1 january | Edmund Schulthess (AG) (II) | |
| 1922 | 1 january | R. Habb (ZH) | |
| 1923 | 1 january | Carlo Scheurer (BE) | |
| 1924 | 1 january | E. Chuard (VD) | |
| 1925 | 1 january | Jean Marie Musy (FR) | |
| 1926 | 1 january | Heinrich Haeberlin (TG) | |
| 1927 | 1 january | Giuseppe Motta (TI) (III) | |
| 1928 | 1 january | Edmund Schulthess (AG) (II) | |
| 1929 | 1 january | R. Habb (ZH) (II) | |
| 1930 | 1 january | Jean Marie Musy (FR) (II) | |
| 1931 | 1 january | Heinrich Haeberlin (TG) (II) | |
| 1932 | 1 january | Giuseppe Motta (TI) (IV) | |
| 1933 | 1 january | Edmund Schulthess (AG) (IV) | |
| 1934 | 1 january | Marcel Pilet-Golaz (VD) | |
| 1935 | 1 january | Rudolf Minger (BE) | |
| 1936 | 1 january | Albert Meyer (ZH) | |
| 1937 | 1 january | Giuseppe Motta (TI) (V) | |
| 1938 | 1 january | Johannes Baumann (AZ) | |
| 1939 | 1 january | Philipp Etter (ZU) | |
| 1940 | 1 january | Marcel Pilet-Golaz (VD) (II) | |
| 1941 | 1 january | Ernest Wetter (ZH) | |
| 1942 | 1 january | Philipp Etter (ZU) (II) | |
| 1943 | 1 january | Enrico Celio (TI) | |
| 1944 | 1 january | Walter Stampfli (SO) | |
| 1945 | 1 january | Eduard von Steiger (BE) |