Act of Mediation

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The Act of Mediation was a 1803 constitutional arrangement imposed by Napoleon Bonaparte that reorganized the Swiss Confederation into a federation of cantons, including the creation of the Canton of St. Gallen.

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Act of Mediation canonical 5
Act of Mediation constitution 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional act
historical event
legal document
appliesToTerritory Swiss Confederation
country Switzerland
creates Canton of Aargau
Canton of Graubünden
Canton of St. Gallen
Canton of Thurgau
linked to: canton of Thurgau

Canton of Ticino
Canton of Vaud
date 1803
definesPoliticalStatusOf Canton of Aargau
Canton of Appenzell
Canton of Basel
Canton of Bern
linked to: canton of Bern

Canton of Fribourg
linked to: canton of Fribourg

Canton of Geneva
linked to: canton of Geneva

Canton of Glarus
Canton of Graubünden
Canton of Lucerne
Canton of Neuchâtel
Canton of Schaffhausen
Canton of Schwyz
linked to: canton of Schwyz

Canton of Solothurn
linked to: canton of Solothurn

Canton of St. Gallen
Canton of Thurgau
linked to: canton of Thurgau

Canton of Ticino
Canton of Unterwalden
linked to: canton of Nidwalden

Canton of Uri
linked to: canton of Uri

Canton of Valais
Canton of Vaud
Canton of Zug
linked to: canton of Zug

Canton of Zurich
linked to: Canton of Zürich
endTime 1813
followedBy Federal Treaty of 1815
follows Helvetic Republic constitution
grants autonomy to Swiss cantons
hasAuthor Napoleon Bonaparte
hasConsequence period of relative internal stability in Switzerland
hasEffect ended the centralized Helvetic Republic
established a federal structure in Switzerland
reorganized Swiss Confederation into a federation of cantons
restored significant cantonal sovereignty in Switzerland
imposedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
language French
German
Italian
legalStatus constitution of Switzerland (1803–1813)
location Switzerland
numberOfCantons 19
partOf Napoleonic reorganization of Europe
linked to: Napoleonic era
regulates distribution of powers between Swiss cantons and federal institutions
replaces unitary constitution of the Helvetic Republic
restores traditional institutions in several Swiss cantons
startTime 1803-02-19

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Canton of St. Gallen createdBy Act of Mediation
Helvetic Republic dissolvedBy Act of Mediation
Canton of Aargau createdBy Act of Mediation
canton of Thurgau createdBy Act of Mediation
Grand Council (Helvetic Republic) repealedBy Act of Mediation constitution
subject linked to: Grand Council
linked to: Act of Mediation