Treaty of Basel (1499)

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	Bern , Zürich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Lucerne, Zug, canton of Ticino, Bellinzona, Lugano, Locarno, Glarus,
		In 1499 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I attempted to abrogate various Swiss governmental rights; in the ensuing war he was defeated, and by the Treaty of Basel on September 22, 1499, he was compelled to recognize the virtual independence of the Swiss.
		The library of Basel University, with about 2.8 million volumes, is among the largest in Switzerland.
		Although Switzerland is landlocked, the Swiss merchant marine, created by decree of the federal government in 1941, consists of about 23 large oceangoing vessels and 280 river barges, which operate from foreign ports and from the port of Basel on the Rhine River.
	www.italysoft.com /bandiere/en/switzerland

	BASEL
		He had completed neither his doctoral thesis nor the additional dissertation required for a German degree; yet Ritschl assured the University of Basel that he had never seen anyone like Nietzsche in 40 years of teaching and that his talents were limitless.
		The Swabian War was waged along the Rhine for nine months in 1499.
		Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophy, met the great operatic composer Richard Wagner, and began his lifelong friendship with fellow classicist Erwin Rohde (author of Psyche).
	www.demenga-galleries.ch /basel.htm

	Bern , Zürich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Lucerne, Zug, canton of Ticino, Bellinzona, Lugano, Locarno, Glarus,
		In 1499 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I attempted to abrogate various Swiss governmental rights; in the ensuing war he was defeated, and by the Treaty of Basel on September 22, 1499, he was compelled to recognize the virtual independence of the Swiss.
		The cantons and half-cantons are as follows: Aargau; Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden (half-canton); Appenzell Inner-Rhoden (half-canton); Basel-Land (half-canton); Basel-Stadt (half-canton); Bern; Fribourg; Geneva (Genève); Glarus; Graubünden (Grisons); Jura; Lucerne (Luzern); Neuchâtel; Nidwalden (half-canton); Obwalden (half-canton); Sankt Gallen; Schaffhausen; Schwyz; Solothurn (Soleure); Thurgau; Ticino; Uri; Valais; Vaud; Zug; and Zürich.
		Although the cantons preserved their neutrality in the Thirty Years' War of 1618 to 1648, Swiss diplomacy was able to maneuver formal recognition of Switzerland as a completely independent state by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
	www.italysoft.com /bandiere/en/switzerland

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Switzerland
		By the Treaty of Basel on September 22, 1499, Maximilian was compelled to abandon his plans to reassert control in Switzerland and recognize the unofficial independence of the Swiss.
		Although Switzerland is landlocked, the Swiss merchant marine, created by decree of the federal government in 1941, consists of 23 large oceangoing vessels and numerous river barges, which operate from foreign ports and from the port of Basel on the Rhine River.
		Switzerland’s first guild of watchmakers was established in Geneva in the early 17th century, and the industry soon extended along the Jura mountain chain stretching from Geneva to Schaffhausen.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761571795__1/Switzerland.html

	Switzerland
		By the Peace of Basel in 1499 ending the Swabian War, the Swiss threw off the last vestiges of imperial obligations, and their full independence was recognised in 1648 by the Treaty of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (a war in which the Swiss actually had no part).
		While the cantons of the Swiss Confederation went to war flying their individual banners, they soon recognised the need for a common recognition sign, and as early as 1339 at the battle of Laupen, troops wore a long-armed narrow white linen cross stitched on their breasts, sleeves and thighs.
		While Swiss independence and democracy traditionally dates from 1291, people are often surprised to learn that the national flag in its current form dates only from 1889.
	flagspot.net /flags/ch.html (2547 words)

	Issihk.com - Switzerland
		After two centuries of Swiss resistance, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I was defeated in 1499, and the Treaty of Basel compelled him to recognize the virtual independence of Switzerland.
		The population of Switzerland (1995 estimate) is 6,955,000, mostly concentrated in the plateau.
		Switzerland does not maintain a standing army, so compulsory service for men between the ages of 20 and 50 is only for short periods of training.
	www.issihk.com /switzerland.htm (2547 words)

	1499
		\n* July 22 - Battle of Dornach - The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I.\n* July 28 - First Battle of Lepanto - The Turkish navy wins a decisive victory over the Venetians.\n* September 22 - Treaty of Basel.
		Maximilian is forced to grant the Swiss de facto independence.\n* November 23 - Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/1/14/1499.html (2547 words)

	Switzerland
		By the Peace of Basel in 1499 ending the Swabian War, the Swiss threw off the last vestiges of imperial obligations, and their full independence was recognised in 1648 by the Treaty of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (a war in which the Swiss actually had no part).
		While the cantons of the Swiss Confederation went to war flying their individual banners, they soon recognised the need for a common recognition sign, and as early as 1339 at the battle of Laupen, troops wore a long-armed narrow white linen cross stitched on their breasts, sleeves and thighs.
		The flag of the Empire was a white cross extending to the edges of a red field, and symbolised the Emperor's role as the protector of Christianity.
	flagspot.net /flags/ch.html (2547 words)

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