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Battle of Dornach: The Swiss decisively defeat the army of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Battle of Dornach
Battle of the Swabian War of 1499
The Battle of Dornach was fought on 22 July 1499 between the troops of Emperor Maximilian I and the Old Swiss Confederacy, close to the Swiss village of Dornach. The battle ended in a decisive defeat for Maximilian, and concluded the Swabian War between the Swiss and the Swabian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Old Swiss Confederacy
1291–1798 confederation of Swiss cantons
The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states, initially within the Holy Roman Empire. It is the precursor of the modern state of Switzerland.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 to 1519
Maximilian I was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death in 1519. He was never crowned by the Pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians. He proclaimed himself elected emperor in 1508 at Trent, with Pope Julius II later…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)