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)
 * Wappen Toggenburger2.svg Canton/County of Toggenburg (joined 1355)
 * Bale-coat of arms.svg Canton of Basel-City (joined 1356)
 * Wappen Bistum Basel.svg Canton of Basel-Bishopric (joined 1360)
 * Coa Abbey Saint Gall.svg Canton/Prince-Abbacy of St. Gallen (joined 1362)
 * Wappen Reichsabtei Salem.svg Canton/Abbey of Salem (joined 1364)
 * Wappen Werdenberger2.svg Canton of Sargans (conquered 1365)
 * Wappen Werdenberger1.svg Canton of Werdenberg (conquered 1366)
 * Wappen Montforter.svg Canton of Montfort (conquered 1367)
 * Wappen Solothurn matt.svg Canton of Solothurn (joined 1373)

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 Bavaria:
 * Lower Bavaria (1343 to 1363)
 * Unified Bavaria (1363 to 1375)
 * Bavaria-Landshut (since 1375)
 * Kingdom of Arles (since 1356)
 * Papal States (since 1356)
 * County of Geneva (since 1365)

Religious institutions

 * Cathedrals
 * Basel Cathedral, Canton of Basel-Bishopric
 * 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 Churwalden, Canton of Chur (Norbertine, O.Praem.) (White Canons)
 * Abbey of Einsiedeln, Canton of Schwyz (Benedictine, O.S.B.) (Black Monks)
 * Abbey of Engelberg, Canton of Engelberg (Benedictine, O.S.B.) (Black Monks)
 * Abbey of Muri, Canton of Aargau (Benedictine, O.S.B.) (Black Monks)
 * Abbey of Moutier-Grandval, Canton of Bern (Benedictine, O.S.B.) (Black Monks)
 * Abbey of Pfäfers, Canton of Sargans (Benedictine, O.S.B.) (Black Monks)
 * Monastery of Rüti, Canton of Zürich (Norbertine, O.Praem.) (White Canons)
 * Abbey of Saint Gall, Canton of St. Gallen (Benedictine, O.S.B.) (Black Monks)
 * Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Canton of Sion (Augustinian, C.R.S.A.) (Black Canons)
 * Abbey of Salem, Canton of Salem (Cistercian, O.Cist.) (White Monks)
 * Priory of Schwyz, Canton of Schwyz (Mercedine, O.D.M.) (Blue Monks/Friars)
 * Priory of Uri, Canton of Uri (Carmelite, O.Carm.) (White Friars)

Bishops of Basel

 * 1335-1365: Johann II von Munsingen (died)
 * 1365-1372: Jean III de Vienne (deposed)
 * 1372-....: Ludovico Mazzo, O.D.M. (incumbent)

Bishops of Chur

 * 1325-1331: Johann I von Pfefferhart (died)
 * 1331-1352: Ulrich V von Lenzburg (became Pope Victor IV, 1352-1355)
 * 1352-1367: Peter Gelyto (deposed)
 * 1367-....: Frederick Capet, O.Cist. (incumbent)

Bishops of Sion

 * 1342-1375: Guichard Tavelli (murdered)
 * 1375-....: Édouard of Savoy (incumbent)

Census results

 * 1345 (12 cantons): 663,400

Restored House of Lenzburg family tree

 * Ulrich V von Lenzburg (?-1355) (Bishop of Chur 1331-1352, Pope Victor IV 1352-1355)
 * Heinrich von Lenzburg (1290-1349) (Patriarch 1334-1349)
 * Ulrich VI von Lenzburg (b. 1314) (Patriarch since 1349)
 * Heinrich II von Lenzburg (b. 1344) x Catherine of Nassau-Wiesbaden (b. ~1354) (OTL died 1403)
 * Ulrich VII von Lenzburg (b. 1373)
 * Otto von Lenzburg (b. 1376)
 * Johanna von Lenzburg (b. 1347) x Peter of Geneva (b. ~1340) (OTL died 1392)
 * Amadeus V of Geneva-Lenzburg (b. 1367)
 * Marie of Geneva-Lenzburg (b. 1369)
 * Henry of Geneva-Lenzburg (b. 1372)
 * Agnes von Lenzburg (b. 1354) x Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (b. ~1337) (OTL died 1388)
 * Wenceslaus II of Saxe-Wittenberg (b. 1374)
 * Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg (b. 1377)
 * Wilhelm von Lenzburg (1316-1364)
 * Ida von Lenzburg (b. 1336) x Louis of Anjou, King of Arles (~1310-1374)
 * Michelle of Anjou-Lenzburg (b. 1357) x Engelbert III, Count of the Mark (b. 1333) (OTL died 1391)
 * Engelbert IV of Mark (b. 1376)
 * William V, King of Arles (of Anjou-Lenzburg) (b. 1359) (King since 1374)
 * John of Anjou-Lenzburg (1362-1375)
 * Gottfried von Lenzburg (b. 1338) x Margaret Capet (1335-1366)
 * Wilhelm II von Lenzburg (1357-1359)
 * Anna von Lenzburg (b. 1364) x Amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360) (OTL died 1391)
 * Friedrich von Lenzburg (b. 1366)