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Chur has experienced an eventful destiny as a Roman vicus, bishop's and later guild town, suburb of the League of God's House and cantonal capital of Graubünden. Overview historical development Prehistory and Antiquity. 11000 BC - 450 AD: First traces of settlement and Roman settlement; Middle Ages. 451: Chur becomes a bishop's town
The Gotteshausbund (League of the House of God) was formed in 1367 in Chur to resist the rising power of the Bishopric of Chur and the House of Habsburg. Chur was the chief town of the League and one of the places the League’s assemblies met regularly. A burgmeister (mayor) of Chur is first mentioned in 1413.
In 1367 the League of God's House (Cadi, Gottes Haus, Ca' di Dio) was founded to resist the rising power of the Bishop of Chur. This was followed by the establishment of the Grey League ( Grauer Bund ), sometimes called Oberbund , in 1395 in the Upper Rhine valley.
Apr 26, 2024 · In 1524, the League of God’s House, the League of the Ten Jurisdictions and the Grey League recorded their alliance in the Federal Treaty, thereby creating the basis of Graubünden.
- Benjamin Von Wyl
Feb 24, 2023 · The League of God's House was a confederation that emerged in Switzerland on January 29, 1367, to resist the growing power of the Bishopric of Chur and the House of Habsburg. The league allied with the Grey League and the League of the Ten Jurisdictions in 1471 to form the Three Leagues.
The League of God's House (German: Gotteshausbund, Italian: Lega Caddea, Romansh: Lia da la Chadé ⓘ) was formed in what is now Switzerland on 29 January 1367, to resist the rising power of the Bishopric of Chur and the House of Habsburg.
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On 29 January 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.