League of God’s House

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The League of God’s House was a medieval alliance of communities in what is now Switzerland, formed to maintain peace, mutual defense, and local autonomy within the broader Three Leagues confederation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
League of God’s House canonical 7
League of God's House 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alliance of communities ⓘ
constituent league of the Three Leagues ⓘ
medieval alliance ⓘ
political league ⓘ
aimedAt reducing feuds among local powers ⓘ
strengthening regional cohesion ⓘ
associatedWith development of Swiss confederal traditions ⓘ
contributedTo emergence of the canton of Graubünden ⓘ
existedWithin Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
formedAs regional confederation of communities ⓘ
governmentType confederated league of communities ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Gotteshausbund ⓘ
League of the House of God ⓘ
hasFeature agreements on arbitration of disputes ⓘ
collective decision-making by member communities ⓘ
mutual military assistance ⓘ
shared legal norms among members ⓘ
hasGoal collective security ⓘ
maintenance of internal order ⓘ
protection of local rights ⓘ
hasLanguageContext German-speaking regions ⓘ
Romansh-speaking regions ⓘ
hasMemberType local jurisdictions ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ
small towns ⓘ
hasPurpose limit external domination ⓘ
maintain peace ⓘ
mutual defense ⓘ
preserve local autonomy ⓘ
regulate internal conflicts ⓘ
hasSymbolicAssociation “House of God” as reference to church lands or ecclesiastical authority ⓘ
historicalContext formation of regional leagues in the Alps ⓘ
late medieval Europe ⓘ
influencedBy ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
local noble power structures ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Alps ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Alps

present-day Switzerland ⓘ
region of Graubünden ⓘ
partOf Three Leagues ⓘ
politicalSystem communal self-government ⓘ
federative structure ⓘ
precededBy looser local alliances and agreements ⓘ
relatedTo Grey League ⓘ
League of the Ten Jurisdictions ⓘ
religiousContext Christian (Catholic) milieu ⓘ
sharesPurposeWith other leagues of the Three Leagues ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
pre-modern Swiss history ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Three Leagues → hasPart → League of God’s House ⓘ
coat of arms of Graubünden → associatedWith → League of God’s House ⓘ
flag of Graubünden → represents → League of God’s House ⓘ
Grey League → sharesBorderWith → League of God's House ⓘ
linked to: League of God’s House
League of the Ten Jurisdictions → associatedWith → League of God's House ⓘ
linked to: League of God’s House
Three Leagues of the Grisons → hasPart → League of God’s House ⓘ
Three Leagues of the Grisons → precededBy → League of God’s House ⓘ
Drei Bünde im Veltlin und Chiavenna → governingEntity → League of God’s House ⓘ
Sutsilvan region → historicalAffiliation → League of God’s House ⓘ