Switzerland. A treaty of alliance from 1291 between the cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, the Charter is one of a series of alliances from which the Old Swiss...
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Switzerland (redirect from Confederation of Helvatia)
Late Middle Ages, following a series of military successes against Austria and Burgundy; the Federal Charter of 1291 is considered the country's founding...
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Swiss National Day (redirect from National Day of Switzerland)
Aegidius Tschudi. The Federal Charter of 1291 first assumed great importance in a report by the Federal Department of Home Affairs of 21 November 1889, suggesting...
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Old Swiss Confederacy (redirect from Republic of the Swiss)
Since 1889, the Federal Charter of 1291 among the rural communes of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden has been considered the founding document of the confederacy...
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in 1936 as a national shrine for the Federal Charter of 1291, which was believed to be the founding document of the Swiss Confederation. Today, the museum...
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of use when referring to the Swiss Confederacy (as opposed to the territory). Eidgenossen translates the Latin conspirati of the Federal Charter of 1291...
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Rütli Oath (category Historiography of Switzerland)
including the Federal Charter of 1291, the pact of Brunnen of 1315, and the pact of Uri and Urseren of 1317. The traditional date of 1307 for the first...
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1291 (MCCXCI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. August 1 – Federal Charter of 1291:...
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Vogt (Switzerland) (category Former condominiums of Switzerland)
had the main purpose to expel imperial judges. One of the core points of the Federal Charter of 1291 is that the Eidgenossen "will accept or receive no...
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from its coat of arms. For the history of the name, see Schwyz. The Swiss Federal Charter is on display in Schwyz. Northeast of the town of Schwyz is Einsiedeln...
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Schwyz (redirect from History of Schwyz)
capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief, the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland...
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Adolf was killed in the Battle of Göllheim. The Federal Charter of 1291 is one of the oldest surviving written documents of an alliance between Uri, Schwyz...
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confederation in 1291 with Uri and Schwyz. The Federal Charter of 1291 called for representatives from each of the three "areas". The historical canton of Appenzell...
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foundational document of the Old Swiss Confederacy, until the Federal Charter of 1291 surpassed it in prominence during the first half of the 20th century...
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name of Vierwaldstättersee (aka Lake of Four Forested Sites) in the 16th century. Formation of the Old Swiss Confederacy Federal Charter of 1291 Eidgenossenschaft...
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William Tell (category Historiography of Switzerland)
Befreiungstradition and the celebration of the deed of Tell to the purely documentary evidence of the Federal Charter of 1291. In this context, Wilhelm Oechsli...
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Alps (redirect from Mountain Region of the Alps)
drew up the Federal Charter of 1291, which is considered to be a declaration of independence from neighboring kingdoms. After a series of battles fought...
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Landsgemeinde (category Politics of Switzerland)
communitas hominum "the community of men" of a certain canton the subject of a sentence (see, for example, the Federal Charter of 1291), in order to emphasize that...
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Talschaft (category Politics of Switzerland)
of Oberhasli. Historically, Leute der Talschaft is the traditional German translation of the Latin term homines vallis in the Federal Charter of 1291...
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Militia System (category Wikipedia articles incorporating content from public domain works of the United States Department of Homeland Security)
to the population of rural communities and confederal regions in the late Middle Ages, as witnessed by the Federal Charter of 1291. At that time, mutual...
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Constitutional references to God (redirect from Invocation of God)
mention of God in the preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has not had much effect. In considering the legal implications of the preamble...
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City and Republic of Berne, since 1353; associate since 1323 the City of Lucerne, since 1332 Uri, founding canton (Federal Charter of 1291) Schwyz, founding...
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to the hiring of Swiss mercenaries by foreign nations, including the Papal States. Formed with the Federal Charter of 1291, an alliance of three cantons...
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Seal (emblem) (redirect from Stamp of approval)
Machine U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulations, Subpart 36.6 Architect-Engineer Services, Article 36.609 Contract Clauses. Cocket, History of Science and...
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constitutional documents, back to the Federal Charter of 1291, except for the constitutions adopted under French sway in the time of the Helvetic Republic. Apart...
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Old Swiss Confederacy Canton of Waldstätten of the Helvetic Republic Federal Charter of 1291, uniting three cantons of Switzerland This disambiguation...
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Rütli (category Geography of the canton of Uri)
a hiking trail from Seelisberg built in 1872/1873. Rütlischwur Federal Charter of 1291 Swiss patriotism Kreis, Georg; Wiget, Josef (2004). Mythos Rütli:...
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the Federal Charter of 1291, or the liberal statesmen who helped found the modern Swiss Confederation in 1848 can be considered the founders of Switzerland...
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these events, see History of Germany. See also the list of German monarchs and list of chancellors of Germany and the list of years in Germany. Centuries:...
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This is a timeline of Swiss history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Switzerland and its predecessor states...
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