Swabian War
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The Swabian War of 1499, called Schwabenkrieg or Schweizerkrieg in Germany and Engadiner Krieg in Austria was the last major armed conflict between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg.
The battle of Hard was the first major battle of the Swabian War. Illustration from the Luzerner Schilling of 1513.
Emperor Frederick III
Emperor Maximilian I in a painting from 1519 by Albrecht Dürer
Women and priests retrieve the dead bodies of Swabian soldiers just outside the city gates of Constance after the battle of Schwaderloh. (Luzerner Schilling).
Treaty of Basel (1499)
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The Treaty of Basel of 22 September 1499 was an armistice following the Battle of Dornach, concluding the Swabian War, fought between the Swabian League and the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Negotiations for the Treaty of Basel in 1499 at the end of the Swabian War. The Milanese envoy Galeazzo Visconti presents his peace proposals to the delegation of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I at the city hall of Basel. A delegate from Lucerne (front left, in the blue-white dress) translates.
