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
Geneva, Iowa Geneva, Iowa Geneva is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 165 at the 2010 census. Geneva was platted in 1871, and it was incorporated as a town in 1903. Geneva is located at (42.675905, -93.131396). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 165 people, 68 households, and 42 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 74 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city