Old Swiss Confederacy as a Republican Order (c. 1291–1798)

1. Federal Charter unites three forest cantons

   Aug 1, 1291Labels: Federal Charter, Uri canton, Schwyz canton

   • Federal Charter
   • Swiss Confederacy

2. Battle of Morgarten secures early confederate survival

   Nov 15, 1315Labels: Battle of, Schwyz canton, Habsburg dynasty

   • Britannica
   • Morgarten

3. Pact of Brunnen renews confederate alliance

   Dec 9, 1315Labels: Pact of, Uri canton, Unterwalden canton

   • Brunnen Pact
   • Britannica

4. Covenant of Sempach regulates confederate warfare

   Jul 10, 1393Labels: Covenant of, Sempach, confederate military

   • Sempach Covenant

5. Stanser Verkommnis averts internal confederate rupture

   Dec 22, 1481Labels: Stanser Verkommnis, Tagsatzung, Niklaus von

   • Stanser Verkommnis
   • Natl Museum

6. Treaty of Basel ends Swabian War

   Sep 22, 1499Labels: Treaty of, Swabian War, Swabian League

   • Treaty Basel
   • Britannica

7. Appenzell admitted as thirteenth full member

   Dec 17, 1513Labels: Appenzell canton, Thirteen Cantons, Swiss Confederacy

   • Appenzell
   • WorldStatesmen

8. Battle of Marignano curbs Swiss expansionism

   Sep 13, 1515Labels: Battle of, French forces, Swiss army

   • Britannica
   • Marignano

9. Treaty of Fribourg establishes “Perpetual Peace”

   Nov 29, 1516Labels: Treaty of, France, Perpetual Peace

   • UNESCO MoW
   • Fribourg Treaty

10. First Peace of Kappel halts immediate confessional war

    Jun 26, 1529Labels: First Peace, Kappel, Reformation

    • Britannica
    • Kappel War

11. Battle of Kappel kills Zwingli in renewed conflict

    Oct 11, 1531Labels: Battle of, Huldrych Zwingli, Z rich

    • Britannica
    • Second Kappel

12. Peace of Westphalia recognizes Swiss independence

    Oct 24, 1648Labels: Peace of, Swiss independence, Holy Roman

    • Britannica
    • Swissinfo

13. Swiss Peasants’ War challenges urban oligarchies

    Jan 1, 1653Labels: Swiss Peasants', rural rebels, urban oligarchies

    • Peasants War

14. French occupation of Bern collapses the old confederation

    Mar 5, 1798Labels: French occupation, Bern canton, 1798 invasion

    • Britannica
    • Helvetic Republic

15. Helvetic Republic proclaimed as unitary sister republic

    Apr 12, 1798Labels: Helvetic Republic, unitary state, French influence

    • Helvetic Republic
    • Oxford Academic