Three Leagues

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   League of the Ten Jurisdictions   League of God's House
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 the Ten Jurisdictions 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:  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.