Maximillian I signs the Peace of Basel
Richard Cavendish remembers the events of September 22nd, 1499.
The Treaty of Basel was a turning point in the centuries of conflict between the Swiss communities in the valleys of the Alps and the Habsburgs, the dominant family in the region. The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291, when three of the mountain communities which controlled the principal Alpine passes allied themselves in a Perpetual League of mutual defence. Other cantons, and towns including Luzern, Zürich and Bern, adhered to the League as the struggle wore on. It was accompanied by in-fighting and vying for advantage between the cantons themselves, while the Habsburgs became rulers of Austria and Holy Roman Emperors.
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