Swiss Confederacy (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)

The Swiss Confederacy is a nation comprised of several small states in the Alps region in an alliance of mutual defence and trade. The central government consists of a council of representatives from each state/canton to resolve disputes between states and decide foreign policy positions, but each canton is allowed to manage their own internal affairs. The central council primarily meets in Schwyz since 1332, making that city the de facto capital.

The Swiss Confederacy was formed in 1291 by a charter between the cantons of Schwyz, Unterwalden and Uri.

Members

 * Wappen des Kantons Schwyz.svg Canton of Schwyz (joined 1291)
 * Wappen Unterwalden alt.svg Canton of Unterwalden (joined 1291)
 * Uri-coat of arms.svg Canton of Uri (joined 1291)
 * Lucerne-coat of arms.svg Canton of Lucerne (joined 1329)
 * Glaris-coat of arms.svg Canton of Glarus (joined 1330)
 * Wappen Chur (CH-GR).svg Canton/Bishopric of Chur (joined 1331)
 * Zug-coat of arms.svg Canton of Zug (joined 1334; trade allies since 1328)
 * Wappen Gersau.svg Canton of Gersau (joined 1335)
 * Zurich-coat of arms.svg Canton of Zürich (joined 1338; trade allies since 1333)
 * Berne-coat of arms.svg Canton of Bern (joined 1339; trade allies since 1323; joint defence since 1336)
 * Engelberg-coat of arms.svg Canton/Abbey of Engelberg (joined 1342)
 * Sion-coat of arms.svg Canton/Prince-Bishopric of Sion (joined 1344)
 * Wappen Aargau.svg Canton of Aargau (joined 1349; trade allies since 1341)

Special members on central council: Bishops of Chur and Sion (separate from Cantons), patriarch of Restored House of Lenzburg

Trade allies

 * Republic of Milan (since 1333)
 * County of Savoy (since 1353)

Political allies

 * Duchy of Lower Bavaria (since 1343)

Religious institutions

 * Cathedrals
 * Chur Cathedral, Canton of Chur
 * Sion Cathedral, Canton of Sion
 * Special churches
 * Western Church of Unterwalden, Canton of Unterwalden (Western/Basque rite)
 * Abbeys, monasteries and priories
 * Abbey of Einsiedeln, Canton of Schwyz (Benedictine, O.S.B.)
 * Abbey of Engelberg, Canton of Engelberg (Benedictine, O.S.B.)
 * Priory of Schwyz, Canton of Schwyz (Mercedine, O.D.M.)
 * Priory of Uri, Canton of Uri (Carmelite, O.Carm.)

Census results

 * 1345 (12 cantons): 663,400