Act of Mediation
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The Act of Mediation was a 1803 constitutional arrangement imposed by Napoleon Bonaparte that reorganized the Swiss Confederation into a federation of cantons, including the creation of the Canton of St. Gallen.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional act
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ legal document ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creates |
Canton of Aargau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of St. Gallen NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Thurgau NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1803 ⓘ |
| definesPoliticalStatusOf |
Canton of Aargau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canton of Appenzell NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Glarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Lucerne NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Neuchâtel NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Schaffhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Schwyz NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Solothurn NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of St. Gallen NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Thurgau NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Unterwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Zug NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1813 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Federal Treaty of 1815 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Helvetic Republic constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grants | autonomy to Swiss cantons ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | period of relative internal stability in Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
ended the centralized Helvetic Republic
ⓘ
established a federal structure in Switzerland ⓘ reorganized Swiss Confederation into a federation of cantons ⓘ restored significant cantonal sovereignty in Switzerland ⓘ |
| imposedBy | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitution of Switzerland (1803–1813) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCantons | 19 ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic reorganization of Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | distribution of powers between Swiss cantons and federal institutions ⓘ |
| replaces | unitary constitution of the Helvetic Republic ⓘ |
| restores | traditional institutions in several Swiss cantons ⓘ |
| startTime | 1803-02-19 ⓘ |
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