Swiss Confederacy (Principia Moderni IV Map Game)

Swiss Confederacy Eidgenossenschaft Timeline: Principia Moderni IV (Map Game) OTL equivalent: Old Swiss Confederacy
Flag Coat of arms
Location of
Capital		None
Largest City		Zürich
Official languages		Eidgenösserisch
Regional languages		Romand Alemannic Lombard Romansch Arabic
Demonym		Swiss
Religion		Roman Catholic Islam Eastern Orthodoxy Judaism
Government		Confederation
Legislature		Tagsatzung
History
-	Pact of Brunnen	1315
-	Pact of Lucerne	1400
-	Pact of Sion	1831
Population
-	1842 census	1,984,156
Currency		Various Cantonal Francs (Konkordatsbatzen)

The Swiss Confederacy (Eidgenossenisch: Eidgenossenschaft) is a confederal state in Europe consisting of 21 autonomous cantons: Schaffhausen, Thurgau, St. Gallen, Appenzell, Graubünden, Zürich, Leventinen, Uri, Glarus, Schwyz, Zug, Luzern, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Basel, Solothurn, Wallis, Bern, Freiburg, Neuenburg, and Biel. Each canton is largely self-governing and primarily through elected councils. The cantons unite primarily to uphold shared freedoms, particularly in the face of foreign aggression. As of 1400, under the Pact of Lucerne, the cantons have shared a legislature, the Tagsatzung, which makes decisions on areas of national interest, such as foreign policy, financial policy, armed forces, and education.

History

Islamic Influences

In 1706, Swiss Explorers went to North Africa and the Middle East, bringing back various Islamic Sciences and the religion itself. The Academy of Islamic Mathematics and Art was opened up in Zurich by one of the explorers who had actually converted to Islam. They created a small commune known as Schveis Mekka or Swiss Mecca.

University Building

In 1706, the Tagastzung decided to initiate a new education program where off-duty diplomats, soldiers, and merchants would teach children about regional politics, Swiss Democracy, and a variety of other subjects about the world. This was aimed at creating a new generation of crafty Swiss who have very good social skills. Universities made so far include: Radical Syndicalist University, Linguistic University, Islamic Culture University, Belkan Culture University, Burgundian Culture University, Islamic Engineering University, and European Engineering University.

Syndicalist Movement

The Syndicalist movement is one of the first counter-culture movements known, and was born originally in democratic Swiss universities. Its adherents quickly grew to a group of radical intellectuals, militant peasants, and the urban lower class. They possess a faction which focuses on purely philosophy in the cities and a larger, more militant faction in the frontiers. They have become a growing nuisance to traders and the states bordering the confederacy.

New era

It developed in to the Swiss Confederation in the late 1920s.

Politics

Cantons

CoA	Canton	Capital
	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen
	Thurgau	Frauenfeld
	St. Gallen	St. Gallen
	Appenzell	Herisau
	Graubünden	Chur
	Zürich	Zürich
	Leventinen	Leventinen
	Uri	Altdorf
	Glarus	Glarus
	Schwyz	Schwyz
	Zug	Zug
	Luzern	Luzern
	Obwalden	Sarnen
	Nidwalden	Stans
	Basel	Liestal
	Solothurn	Solothurn
	Wallis	Sion
	Bern	Bern
	Freiburg	Freiburg
	Neuenburg	Neuenburg
	Biel	Biel

Military

Swiss Armed Forces

Historically, the cantonal forces of Swiss Confederacy received relatively high independence and were controlled by the cantons themselves. This changed in 1830 with the signing of the Pact of Sion which declared a united armed forces under a single institution called the Swiss Armed Forces. The army can only be called by the Tagsatzung, and contains two percent of the population of each canton. This means the maximum land forces (in 1830) raised would be around 32,000 men.

Swiss Mercenary Corps

Formerly an actual mercenary corps, the Swiss Mercenary Corps are a special elite division of the Swiss Armed Forces. There are approximately 1,000 men and women inside this force, who have received special education and training. The majority of the force has studied in the art of guns, war, and machinery at Swiss univirsities. In the past, when they were an actual mercenary force, they participated in wars in Aragon, the Rasidun Caliphate, the Belkan Empire, and British Arcardia among many others. This discipline has been passed down, making it one of the most disciplined forces in Europe, with them following a military-focused society.

Culture

Unified Swiss Language

In 1706, Swiss Linguist and Nationalist Hans Zuremburg set about creating a unified Swiss language to be used in Swiss schools and to eventually replace the common languages used in the region. His work was funded by the Tagastzung legislature. He is set to finish it by 1710