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Federal Charter of 1291
In early August 1291, Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden concluded the Federal Charter (Bundesbrief) at Brunnen and elsewhere, pledging mutual aid, shared …
Timeline
- 1291Brunnen · Canton of SchwyzRepresentatives of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden confer on terms for mutual defense and judicial assistance, responding to the Habsburg threat to local autonomy and preparing the way for signing the Federal Charter.
- 1291Schwyz · Canton of SchwyzThe three cantons formally sign the Federal Charter, pledging to send troops to one another's aid if attacked by outside forces, and agreeing to submit internal disputes to arbitration by the alliance, laying the groundwork for the embryonic Swiss Confederacy.
Sources
- Federal Charter of 1291 (Bundesbrief) https://www.bar.admin.ch/bar/en/home/dokumentation/federal-charter-of-1291.html
- A History of Switzerland — William Oechsli (1922)