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History of the Grisons

Free State of the Three Leagues
Freistaat der Drei Bünde (de)
Stato libero delle Tre Leghe (it)
Stadi liber da las Trais Lias (rm)
Associate of the Old Swiss Confederacy
15th century–1798
The foundation of the Three Leagues:
  Grey League, as at 1424
  Moesa, joined the Grey League in 1496
Capital Chur
Government Republic
Historical era Renaissance, Baroque
 •  League of God's House
    founded
 
January 29, 1367
 •  Grey League founded 1395 15th century
 •  Grey League government March 16, 1424
 •  League of the Ten
    Jurisdictions
formed
 
June 8, 1436
 •  1450
 •  Closer ties and de facto
    independence from
    the Holy Roman Empire
 
 
late 15th century
 •  Bundesbrief constitution September 23, 1524 1798
 •  Annexed to the
    Helvetic Republic
 
April 21, 1799
Preceded by
Succeeded by
League of God's House League of God's House
League of the Ten Jurisdictions League of the Ten Jurisdictions
Grey League Grey League
Canton of Raetia
Cisalpine Republic

The Three Leagues was the alliance of 1471 of the League of God's House, the League of the Ten Jurisdictions and the Grey League, leading eventually to the formation of the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Most of the lands of Graubünden were part of the Roman province Raetia in 15 BC. The area later was part of the lands of the Bishopric of Chur.

On January 29, 1367, the League of God's House (German: Gotteshausbund, Italian: Lega Caddea, Romansh: About this sound Lia da la Chadé ), was founded to resist the rising power of the Bishopric of Chur and the House of Habsburg. Bishop Peter Gelyto reacted by transferring the bishopric to the Habsburgs in exchange for a pension from the ducal house.

The instrument of union was signed by envoys of the cathedral chapter, the episcopal Ministerialis, the city of Chur and the districts of Domleschg, Schams, Oberhalbstein, Oberengadin, Unterengadin and Bergell. Other districts joined the league subsequently, including the Poschiavo in 1408 and the Vier Dörfer in 1450.


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