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Habsburg–Swiss Conflict

Type Event Region Switzerland Time 1330–1339

In the 1330s, the Habsburgs clashed with the Swiss Eidgenossenschaft over territory and overlordship in Aargau, along the Aare, and around Fribourg.

Timeline

  1. 1331–1335Aargau · SwitzerlandThe Habsburgs sought to regain control of territories surrounding the Swiss cantons, while the Swiss Confederacy expanded its autonomy through occupation and alliance; the two sides repeatedly clashed in Aargau and the Rhine valley, with negotiations breaking down.
  2. 1336–1339Fribourg–Bern frontier · SwitzerlandConflict between the Habsburg vassal Count of Fribourg and Bern escalated markedly after 1336, with frequent raids and musters, eventually erupting in 1339 into the Battle of Laupen, the climax of this phase of conflict.

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