Federal Charter of 1291
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The Federal Charter of 1291 is a foundational medieval alliance pact among the original Swiss forest cantons that is traditionally regarded as the birth document of the Swiss Confederation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Charter of 1291 canonical | 1 |
| Swiss federal charters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11491647 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Charter of 1291 Context triple: [Unterwalden, mentionedIn, Federal Charter of 1291]
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A.
Privilegium Maius
Privilegium Maius is a forged 14th-century document created to elevate the status and privileges of the Habsburg rulers of Austria within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Charter of 1337
The Charter of 1337 is the royal grant by King Edward III that created the Duchy of Cornwall as a hereditary estate for the English king’s eldest son.
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C.
Privilegium Minus
Privilegium Minus was a 1156 imperial charter issued by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I that elevated Austria to a duchy and granted it special hereditary and succession privileges.
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D.
Golden Bull of 1356
The Golden Bull of 1356 was a foundational decree of the Holy Roman Empire issued by Emperor Charles IV that codified the process for electing the emperor and formalized the status and privileges of the prince-electors.
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E.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Charter of 1291 Target entity description: The Federal Charter of 1291 is a foundational medieval alliance pact among the original Swiss forest cantons that is traditionally regarded as the birth document of the Swiss Confederation.
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A.
Privilegium Maius
Privilegium Maius is a forged 14th-century document created to elevate the status and privileges of the Habsburg rulers of Austria within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Charter of 1337
The Charter of 1337 is the royal grant by King Edward III that created the Duchy of Cornwall as a hereditary estate for the English king’s eldest son.
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C.
Privilegium Minus
Privilegium Minus was a 1156 imperial charter issued by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I that elevated Austria to a duchy and granted it special hereditary and succession privileges.
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D.
Golden Bull of 1356
The Golden Bull of 1356 was a foundational decree of the Holy Roman Empire issued by Emperor Charles IV that codified the process for electing the emperor and formalized the status and privileges of the prince-electors.
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E.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional document
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founding document ⓘ medieval alliance treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bundesbrief von 1291
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Federal Pact of 1291 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old Swiss Confederacy
NERFINISHED
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Swiss National Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss national identity ⓘ |
| authoredBy | representatives of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Swiss National Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfArchive | Switzerland GENERATED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1291-08-01 ⓘ |
| documentType | parchment charter ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pact of Brunnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | political charter ⓘ |
| governingBody | allied communities of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden ⓘ |
| hasPart |
clauses on arbitration of disputes
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clauses on collective punishment of criminals ⓘ clauses on mutual defense ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
earliest surviving constitutional pact of the Swiss forest cantons
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symbol of Swiss independence ⓘ traditionally regarded as the founding document of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| influenced | later federal pacts of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | treaty under medieval customary law ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | Swiss Federal Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Forest Cantons of Central Switzerland
NERFINISHED
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Schwyz NERFINISHED ⓘ Unterwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier local alliances in central Switzerland ⓘ |
| purpose |
collective security against external threats
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defensive alliance ⓘ maintenance of internal peace and order ⓘ mutual assistance pact ⓘ |
| region | Central Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | formation of the Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Swiss Federal Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | medieval Latin script ⓘ |
| signatory |
Canton of Schwyz
NERFINISHED
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Canton of Unterwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
collective decision-making among cantons
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mutual legal assistance ⓘ regulation of judicial cooperation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1291 ⓘ |
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Subject: Federal Charter of 1291 Description of subject: The Federal Charter of 1291 is a foundational medieval alliance pact among the original Swiss forest cantons that is traditionally regarded as the birth document of the Swiss Confederation.
Referenced by (2)
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Swiss federal charters