Huldrych Zwingli was a Catholic priest, theologian and Protestant reformer in Switzerland who opened the door for the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland. A contemporary of the better known Martin Luther, his ideas had a major influence on Church-State relations in the Protestant cantons of the Swiss Confederation. 

Dominance or control by one social group or nation over others is the basic definition of hegemony. Hegemony initially was coined to describe the rule of one Greek city-state over others. In modernity, there are various examples of hegemony. The West can be seen to have hegemony over many other countries in the world today. But hegemony has other meanings, too. It is likely that the 21st century will see the end of global Western hegemony.