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606:(sovereignty of the tithings) dates to 1571, but the conflict between the prince-bishops and the communes simmered on into the 17th century. The Reformation began to spread to Sion and Leuk in the 1580s. The bishop attempted to suppress this, from 1603 aided by the tithings, by the Catholic Swiss cantons and by France. In 1604, adherents of the Reformation were forced to either re-convert to Catholicism or to emigrate.
625:), a council of representatives of tithings and parishes, formally declared independence from the prince-bishop. In 1613, bishop Hildebrand Jost was forced to forfeit his claim on the tithings, at first temporarily, then permanently in 1634, marking the beginning of the
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The communes of the Valais first referred to themselves as a democratic
Republic in a document of 1619; the distinctive seven-star coat of arms which forms the basis of the current
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640:, the bishops of Sion retained their title of prince-bishops of the Holy Roman Empire only in name, being constitutionally bound to submit to the decisions of the Diet.
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in 1535. Anticipating further
Bernese aggression, the seven tithings sent their troops to Saint-Maurice to defend their border. As the Bernese advanced to
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The Swiss
Confederacy in the 18th century, showing the "Seven Zenden of Valais", along with subject Lower Valais, as an associate state of the Confederacy
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547:, and they continued to grow in power and influence over the following two centuries. They seized much of the Lower Valais formerly controlled by the
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594:, the Valais troops crossed the Rhone and advanced along the shore of Lake Geneva, onto Savoyard territory, and far as
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was abolished, and merged with its former subject Lower Valais, declared as the short lived (16 March to 1 May 1798)
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in 1353. These territories had enjoyed de facto independence since the mid-15th century, as a result of the
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in 1548. The first map of the Valais was drawn by
Johannes Schalbetter and printed by
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sovereignty of the tithings and the end of the secular power of the prince-bishops.
481:), were ruled as subject lands by the Republic. They only came to be referred to as
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By the beginning 17th century, the seven tithings had gained complete sovereignty
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as their subject territory. The constitutional establishment of the
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636:dates to 1628. From this time until the
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882:Associates of the Old Swiss Confederacy
830:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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224:Jakob Valentin Sigristen (last)
834:Republic of the Seven Tithings
775:von Roten, Hans Anton (2008).
387:Republic of the Seven Tithings
34:Republic of the Seven Tithings
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892:1613 establishments in Europe
296:• Incorporated into the
736:Landeshauptmann/Grand bailli
674:before in 1815 joining the
650:RĂ©publique des Sept-Dizains
408:RĂ©publique des Sept-Dizains
53:RĂ©publique des Sept-Dizains
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39:Republik der Sieben Zenden
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519:Prince-bishopric of Sion
340:Prince-bishopric of Sion
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800:Encyclopædia Britannica
638:French invasion of 1798
485:as they acceded to the
159:Official languages
779:. Cahiers de Vallesia.
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634:cantonal coat of arms
517:Further information:
501:Map of the Valais by
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118:Old Swiss Confederacy
654:RĂ©publique du Valais
507:Christoph Froschauer
433:The seven tithings (
613:, and in 1613, the
578:In the wake of the
569:Battle of Marignano
420:early modern period
247:Early modern period
515:
169:Regional languages
141:Associated to the
877:History of Valais
809:cite encyclopedia
688:History of Valais
662:Rhodanic Republic
658:Helvetic Republic
580:Swiss Reformation
573:Republica Vallesi
537:medieval communes
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535:emerged as
418:during the
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317:Preceded by
262:(Republic)
233:Legislature
98:1582 seal (
871:Categories
826:"Valais".
699:References
644:Successors
567:after the
541:Charles IV
179:Government
617:(German:
531:) of the
441:, Latin:
424:associate
422:, and an
392:‹See Tfd›
69:1571–1798
795:"Valais"
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682:See also
621:French:
619:Landrat,
611:de facto
592:Chablais
559:and the
513:in 1545.
212:de facto
851:Italian
753:Italian
672:Simplon
627:de jure
600:Monthey
529:Zehnden
493:History
483:dizains
479:vexilla
449:, were
443:decumae
439:dizains
426:of the
284:de jure
282:•
258:•
149:Capital
845:French
839:German
747:French
741:German
588:Geneva
473:, and
471:Siders
435:Zenden
416:Valais
404:French
396:German
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173:French
163:German
138:Status
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596:Évian
463:Raron
848:and
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