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Swiss Confederacy Expansion (1410s)

Type Event Region Switzerland Time 1410–1419

In the 1410s the Swiss Confederacy kept expanding by admitting allies and consolidating independence from the Habsburgs;…

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  1. 1411Appenzell · AppenzellThe people of Appenzell, having thrown off control of the abbot (Abt) of St. Gallen, formed an associate alliance (Zugewandter Ort) with the Swiss Confederacy, extending its power eastward into the upper Rhine valley.
  2. 1414St. Gallen · Canton of St. GallenThe Abbey of St. Gallen concluded a defensive alliance with the Swiss Confederacy; the abbey's territory was brought under the Confederacy's protection network, weakening Habsburg claims of suzerainty over the region.
  3. 1415–1419Swiss Plateau and Aargau · SwitzerlandAfter Habsburg Frederick IV was placed under an imperial ban by Emperor Sigismund in 1415, the Confederacy marched in and occupied Aargau. The cantons thereafter continued to resist Habsburg demands to restore old judicial and taxing rights, while local communal military organization grew increasingly mature.

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