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combourgeoisie see Burgrecht.
common lordship(s) The common lordships were condominia which were administered
by two or more cantons. The principal ones were the Aargau (1415), the Thurgau (1460),
and the Rheintal/Sargans (1490), governed by either VII or VIII cantons. The transalpine
bailiwicks (ennetbirgische Vogteien) in northern Italy, acquired in 1512, were administered
by two or three of the original Inner or Forest cantons. Bern and Fribourg ruled the
lordship of Grasburg (1423) and after the Burgundian Wars added Orbe-Échallens,
Grandson, and Morat/Murten. Between 1512/14 and 1529 the county of Neuchâtel was
under the protection of Bern, Solothurn, Fribourg, and Luzern.Confrèrie de la Cuiller see League of the Spoon.
Eidguenot The pro-Swiss faction in Geneva.
Erbeinigung see Hereditary Agreement (1511).
Escalade The assault on Geneva by Savoy troops in 1602.
Ewige Richtung see Perpetual Accord (1474).
Forest Towns The four Habsburg towns on the Hochrhein—Waldshut, Laufenburg, Säckingen,
and Rheinfelden—which in this period were frequently the object of Swiss aggression.gemeine Herrschaft(en) see common lordship(s).
Gerichtsherren see jurisdictional lords.
Guillermins The followers of Guillaume Farel in Geneva.
Hereditary Agreement The treaty concluded between Emperor Maximilian in his capacity
as head of the house of Habsburg and the Swiss Confederation in 1511 to draw a line
under the hostilities which had provoked the Swiss (or Swabian) War of 1499 by
enjoining mutual respect, free movement of goods, recognition of existing jurisdictions,
and regulation of disputes at the place where they had arisen. It was not a pact of
reciprocal military assistance. The agreement was regularly renewed by later monarchs.Hochrhein The Rhine between Lake Konstanz and Basel, to distinguish it from the Upper
Rhine which stretched northwards from Basel to the Palatinate. The alpine Rhine
(Vorderrhein) stretched from the eastern end of Lake Constance southwards into the Alps.Huldigungseid see oath of homage.
imperial vicariate The Holy Roman Emperors bestowed the title of imperial vicar on
various princes at various times. Emperor Charles IV conferred the title on Duke
Amadeus VI of Savoy in 1365, a title which then lapsed and was revived in the succeeding
150 years, including transfer to the bishop of Lausanne in the 1510s.jurisdictional lords Local lords (in the Thurgau and elsewhere) who had sovereign rights
within their own lordships, including taxation and military recruitment. They might also
hold serfs. In Bern they were known as Twingherren.Landgericht Territorial court. In the Thurgau after 1460 Konstanz strove to retain control
of the court, but after the Swiss War it was finally surrendered to the Swiss and its seat
moved to Frauenfeld.Landvogtei Territorial bailiwick. After the conquest of 1460 the Swiss controlled the
Thurgau territorial bailiwick, notwithstanding efforts by Konstanz to reclaim part of the
Thurgau or assert rights over it.League of the Spoon A band of Savoyard noblemen who waged a proxy war of harassment
against Geneva on Duke Charles II of Savoy’s behalf from 1527 until they were defeated
on the eve of the conquest of the Vaud.