League of the Ten Jurisdictions
The League of the Ten Jurisdictions was the last of the Three Leagues founded during the Middle Ages in what is now Canton Graubünden of Switzerland. The League was created in the County of Toggenburg after the counts of Toggenburg died out. The League initially existed to resist the power of the House of Habsburg, and quickly allied with the Grey League and the League of God's House. In 1524 the three leagues joined to become the Free State of the Three Leagues, which existed until the Napoleonic dissolution of the Free State. The league was an associate and ally of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
League of the Ten Jurisdictions | |||||||||
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| 1436–1799 | |||||||||
Coat of arms of the League of the Ten Jurisdictions
Alternative Coat of Arms of the League of the Ten Jurisdictions
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The League of the Ten Jurisdictions is shown in orange within the Three Leagues. The Grey League is shown in shades of brown, the League of God's House in green and subject territories, subsequently lost, in grey. | |||||||||
| Status | Associate of the Old Swiss Confederacy | ||||||||
| Capital | Davos | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• League of the Ten Jurisdictions founded | 1436 | ||||||||
• Eight Jurisdictions ally with the League of God's House | 1450 | ||||||||
• Alliance with the Grey League | 1471 | ||||||||
• Bundesbrief constitution for the Three Leagues | September 23, 1524 | ||||||||
• All Ten Jurisdictions free from Austria | 1649–1652 | ||||||||
• Annexed to the Helvetic Republic | April 21, 1799 | ||||||||
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