Chronology 183
(^) General Klettgau/Thurgau/Konstanz/Hegau
1480 CH considers taking full control of
TG
VII Orte consider each offering 500
fl for territorial court; if refused, TG
to be occupied and court transferred
to Frauenfeld
1481 Bern and St Gallen mediate over
court and bailiwick of Frauenfeld
1482 Rumours of CH attack on Bregenz
and Feldkirch and Bern attack on
Montbéliard
Counts of Sulz gain Tiengen as
mortgage from bishop of Konstanz
CH bailiff in TG blocks appeals to
territorial court
1483 County of Sargans sold to VII Orte Suggested division of revenues from
TG territorial court between CH (¾)
and KN (¼)
Abbot of St Gallen bans TG subjects
from swearing to CH
1484 Stein am Rhein submits to Zürich
All inhabitants of county of
Frauenfeld must swear allegiance to
CH
1485 County of Werdenberg sold to Luzern
1486 Austria gains title to imperial
bailiwick of Swabia
1487 Konstanz reluctant to join proposed
Swabian League since many rich
citizens already quitting city for CH
1488 Foundation of Swabian League Bishop of Konstanz under pressure to
join
All TG inhabitants regardless of
status should swear loyalty to CH
1490 King Maximilian joins Swabian
League
TG subjects (outburghers) must
seek justice before CH territorial
bailiff
Storming of Rorschach monastery
Rottweil seeks extension of alliance
with CH but with right of
independent warfare
1491 Konstanz harasses abbot of St Gallen’s
subjects in TG
1492 Negotiations between CH and
Maximilian over future of Forest Towns