Geneva Around this time, the House of Savoy came to at least nominally dominate the city. In the 15th century, an oligarchic republican government emerged with the creation of the Grand Council. In the first half of the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation reached the city, causing religious strife, during which Savoy rule was thrown off and Geneva allied itself with the Swiss Confederacy. In 1541, with Protestantism on the rise, John Calvin, the founder of Calvinism, became the spiritual leader of the city and established the Republic of Geneva. By the 18th century, Geneva had come under the influence of
The Geneva School as state runners-up.<br> <br> The Geneva School expects to continue its athletic success in a number of sports including girls' volleyball and boys' cross country (currently ranked 3rd are soccer, basketball, softball, tennis, and track and field teams in Florida). Also expecting success are soccer, basketball, softball, tennis, and track and field. The Geneva School has recently begun a capital campaign called "A Legacy Worth Building" in which it hopes to raise the funds needed to build facilities on newly purchased land. The parcel on Seminola Boulevard in Legacy Park, Casselberry, Florida, will house academic, sports, recreational, and performing arts