Chronology 187
(^) General Klettgau/Thurgau/Konstanz/Hegau
Bishop of Konstanz’s towns of Hallau
and Neunkirch taken by
Schaffhausen
1527 Rumour of Swabian League or
Austrian plan to attack Konstanz
Bern and Zürich conspire with
Konstanz for latter to join CH;
Zürich would occupy TG and cede to
Konstanz
Konstanz and Zürich conclude
10-year Burgrecht
1528 Austrian government and Swabian
League declare this Burgrecht illegal
Diessenhofen resolves to remain
Catholic
1529 Frauenfeld and TG communes adopt
new faith and seek Zürich’s
protection
1531 V Orte demand that Zürich cancel
Burgrecht with Konstanz
1535 New bishop of Konstanz seeks to buy
Reichenau (Konstanz opposed)
1539 Threat to cede Reichenau to new
bishop. Plan of union between CH
and Konstanz
1539–41 Landenberg feud against Rottweil
1540 Reichenau finally incorporated into
bishopric of Konstanz
1546–7 Predicament of Konstanz in
Schmalkaldic War
1548 Konstanz capitulates to Austria
ROMANDIE
(^) General Romandie/Savoy
1448–52 Fribourg passes from Austrian to
Savoy overlordship
1452 Alliance between France and Swiss
Confederation (renewed 1463)
1454 Burgrecht between Bern and Fribourg
renewed