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The origin of the Swiss Confederation is conventionally regarded as being the oath of mutual support sworn between the three "original cantons" - Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden (now divided into Nidwalden and Obwalden) - in 1291.
They were prompted to do this by the death of the German Emperor, Rudolf of Habsburg, because they feared that his successor might try to take away the rightsand freedoms they had been granted and impose an outside governor.
Similar alliances had been sworn before by the various communities in central Switzerland, but this is the first one whose text has been preserved.
The swearing ceremony took place on the Rütli meadow by Lake Lucerne, which has since become a symbol of Swiss freedom.
The name of William Tell is associated with the events surrounding the Rütli oath. He is supposed to have defied and killed the wicked bailiff, Gessler, whom the Habsburg overlords had installed to manage their affairs and take away the freedoms of the local people. Considerable doubt has been cast on the authenticity of the tale, but it does reflect the concerns of Tell's contemporaries.
Links to other websites http://www.swissworld.org/en/history/middle_ages/the_birth_of_the_swiss_confederation/
The origin of the Swiss Confederation is conventionally regarded as being the oath of mutual support sworn between the three "original cantons" - Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden (now divided into Nidwalden and Obwalden) - in 1291.They were prompted to do this by the death of the German Emperor, Rudolf of Habsburg, because they feared that his successor might try to take away the rightsand freedoms they had been granted and impose an outside governor.
Similar alliances had been sworn before by the various communities in central Switzerland, but this is the first one whose text has been preserved.
The swearing ceremony took place on the Rütli meadow by Lake Lucerne, which has since become a symbol of Swiss freedom.
The name of William Tell is associated with the events surrounding the Rütli oath. He is supposed to have defied and killed the wicked bailiff, Gessler, whom the Habsburg overlords had installed to manage their affairs and take away the freedoms of the local people. Considerable doubt has been cast on the authenticity of the tale, but it does reflect the concerns of Tell's contemporaries.
Links to other websites http://www.swissworld.org/en/history/middle_ages/the_birth_of_the_swiss_confederation/
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