Early Years of Independent Switzerland

1499: We think of Switzerland as the neutral, peaceful country but during Medieval years the land was anything but. They fought the Holy Roman Empire for independence for many years. How did the Swiss come under Imperial rule? Their prince became Holy Roman Emperor.

Pictured is the town of Hapsburg, the ancestral home of the Hapsburg emperors. The remnants of their castle is on the hill to the left. Read more: http://dld.bz/heBzP

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