Chronology 189
(^) General Romandie/Savoy
1509 Burgrecht between Savoy, Bern, and
Fribourg forbids acceptance of Savoy
subjects into citizenship
1512/14 County of Neuchâtel occupied as
common lordship by Bern,
Solothurn, Fribourg, and Luzern
1513 King Maximilian’s campaigns against
France in Burgundy
1513 French defeat at Novara
1515 Swiss defeat at Marignano
1515–25 Conflict over county of Montbéliard
1516 Perpetual Peace between Confederation
and France (confirmed 1521)
1517 Fribourg refuses to renew 1509
Burgrecht
Flight of Genevan citizens to
Fribourg
1519 Death of Emperor Maximilian Fribourg concludes Burgrecht with
Geneva
Duke Ulrich expelled from
Württemberg
Duke Charles II of Savoy attacks
Geneva
Accession of Emperor Charles V Murder of Philibert Berthelier in
Geneva
1521 On renewal of Burgrecht with Savoy,
Bern and Solothurn sign, but
Fribourg refuses
1522 Neutrality of Franche-Comté agreed Pierre de la Baume bishop of Geneva
(flees1533)
1524 Murder of Ami Lévrier in Geneva
Rise of Eidguenots in Geneva
1525 Savoy leans towards Emperor
Charles V
Bern and Fribourg conclude
Burgrecht with Lausanne
1526 Bern and Fribourg conclude
Burgrecht with Geneva
Guillaume Farel preaches in
Romandie
1527 League of the Spoon founded
1528 Bern Disputation