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Alliance of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden

Type Event Region Switzerland Time 1291

Around August 1, 1291, the three cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden concluded the Eternal Covenant (Ewiger Bund), pledging mutual military assis…

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  1. 1291Uri · Canton of UriAfter the death of Rudolf I, the political elites of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden recognized the threat of Habsburg succession and began negotiating a permanent mutual-aid mechanism beyond any single agreement.
  2. 1291Schwyz · Canton of SchwyzThe three cantons formally established the Eternal Covenant, establishing principles of common defense, arbitration of internal disputes, and coordinated external action, forming the initial political entity of the Old Swiss Confederacy.

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