League of God's House | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1367–1799 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coat of arms of the League of God's House | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Associate of the Old Swiss Confederacy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Chur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• League of God's House founded | 1367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Standing council formed | 1409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
late 15th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Ilanzer Article removes Bishops political power | 1524 to 1526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 September 1524 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 April 1799 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The League of God's House (German: Gotteshausbund, Italian: Lega Caddea, Romansh: ) 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. 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, together with the two other Leagues, was an associate of Old Swiss Confederacy throughout the 15th and 16th centuries. After the Napoleonic wars the League of God's House became a part of the Swiss canton of Graubünden.