Three Leagues

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The Three Leagues was a federation of allied leagues in what is now the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, that played a key role in regional politics and alliances in the late Middle Ages and early modern period.

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Three Leagues canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alliance of leagues
former confederation
historical political entity
alsoKnownAs Drei Bünde
Drei Bünde im Veltlin und Chiavenna
Drei Bünde von Rhätien
Three Leagues of the Grisons
capital Chur
continent Europe
country Switzerland
dissolved 1798
endTime 1798
followedBy canton of Graubünden
surface form: Canton of Graubünden

Canton of Raetia (Helvetic Republic)
governmentForm aristocratic republic
federation of leagues
hasPart Grey League
League of God’s House
League of the Ten Jurisdictions
hasTerritory Bormio
Chiavenna
Valtellina
languageOfName German
Italian
Romansh
legalSystem communal law of the leagues
locatedIn Alps
Eastern Switzerland
canton of Graubünden
surface form: Graubünden
notableFeature balanced Catholic and Protestant communities
high degree of local autonomy
multi-lingual population
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Old Swiss Confederacy
playedRoleIn regional politics of the Alps
trade routes between northern and southern Europe
politicalStructure loose confederation of semi-autonomous communities
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
significantEvent alliances with Old Swiss Confederacy
control of Bormio
control of Chiavenna
control of Valtellina
involvement in Bündner Wirren (Grisons turmoil)
participation in Swabian War
startTime 14th century
usedCurrency Gulden
Kreuzer

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Old Swiss Confederacy allianceWith Three Leagues
Valtellina historicalAffiliation Three Leagues
Grisons historicalPredecessor Three Leagues