The Old Swiss Confederacy began as a late medieval alliance between the communities of the valleys in the Central Alps, at the time part of the Holy Roman...

The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states (cantons, German...

involving Switzerland since the creation of the Old Swiss Confederacy include: List of battles involving the Old Swiss Confederacy Military history of Switzerland...

independence movement in the central cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden and the growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy during the Late Middle Ages. A hand-axe...

of battles fought by the Old Swiss Confederacy, 1315–1799. The Battle of Morgarten of 1315 is famous as the first military success of the Confederacy...

The Battle of Sempach was fought on 9 July 1386, between Leopold III, Duke of Austria and the Old Swiss Confederacy. The battle was a decisive Swiss victory...

pacts of similar nature, reflecting the early growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy, are those with Lucerne in 1332, and the Zürich guild revolution of 1336...

rather than Latin. The treaty was long regarded as the foundational document of the Old Swiss Confederacy, until the Federal Charter of 1291 surpassed it...

drowned. The Swiss victory consolidated the League of the Three Forest Cantons, which formed the core of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Toward the end of the 13th...

The territorial evolution of Switzerland occurred primarily with the acquisition of territory by the historical cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy and...

Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. 1315 – Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold...

The early modern history of the Old Swiss Confederacy (Eidgenossenschaft, also known as the "Swiss Republic" or Republica Helvetiorum) and its constituent...

region, including the imperial immediacy of Bern and Zürich, and the growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the early 14th century. Among the cities founded...

of Zürich in the 1520s. It led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in Zürich and spread to several other cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy...

Swabian War Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy Grauer Bund in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Landfrieden...

– 1386 – Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy Battle of Seneffe – 1674 – Franco-Dutch War Siege of Sevastopol – 1854-5 – Crimean War Battle of Shanhai Pass...

dissolution of the Old Swiss Confederacy, marking the end of the ancien régime in Switzerland. Throughout its existence, the republic incorporated most of the territory...

Geneva, and Basel. Switzerland originates from the Old Swiss Confederacy established in the Late Middle Ages, following a series of military successes...

the adoption of a seal of the Confederacy based on the "field sign of the old Swiss" (ratified on 4 July 1815). Article 41 (of the draft constitution):...

Samogitian tribes. Meanwhile, the expansion of the Habsburg dukes in Swabia collided with the growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy and sparked armed revolts...

role in shaping the history and culture of Switzerland. The region of the Gotthard Pass became the nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the early 14th century...

paganisms. The Old Swiss Confederacy which began to emerge in the 13th century remained entirely Catholic until the 16th century, when it became one of the centres...

joined the Pact and began the growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy. As the Confederation expanded, Schwyz took a leading role in the new organization. The aggressive...

the toponym Schwyz, have been in widespread use to refer to the Old Swiss Confederacy since the 16th century. The ethno-linguistic composition of the...

Swiss folklore describes a collection of local stories, celebrations, and customs of the alpine and sub-alpine peoples that occupy Switzerland. The country...

themselves from the House of Habsburg; this is a starting point for growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy. This year is also the traditional date of the Rütlischwur...

losing its hold over the territory due to both the rise of the city of Zürich and the growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The Breitenlandenberg and...

1315, the Confederates renewed the oath of alliance made in 1291, initiating the phase of growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Within forty years, cities...

Timeline of Swiss history Early history of Switzerland Switzerland in the Roman era Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy French invasion of Switzerland Switzerland...

Military history of Austria Category:Wars involving the Holy Roman Empire Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Adolf Hitler Péter Torbágyi (2008). Magyar...