In the ''Stanser Verkommnis'' ( en, Treaty of

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) of 1481 the ''

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'' solved the latent conflict between the rural and urban cantons of the

Old Swiss Confederacy The Old Swiss Confederacy or Swiss Confederacy (German language, Modern German: ; historically , after the Swiss Reformation, Reformation also , "Confederation of the Swiss") was a loose confederation of independent small states (, German or ...

, averting the breaking of the Confederacy, and triggering its further expansion from 8 to 13 members until 1513. The tensions between the cantons had arisen in the wake of the

Burgundy Wars The Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) were a conflict between the Burgundian State and the Old Swiss Confederacy and its allies. Open war broke out in 1474, and the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, was defeated three times on the battlefield in t ...

, among other things due to disagreement over the distribution of spoils which culminated in the '' Saubannerzug''. According to

Diebold Schilling the Younger Diebold Schilling the Younger (before 1460 - 3 November 1515(?)) was the author of the "Luzerner Schilling", one of the Swiss illustrated chronicles, which he presented to the city council of Lucerne on 15 January 1513 (but which remained incomple ...

, who was present at the session of the Tagsatzung, the conflict was resolved as on 22 December the pastor of Stans, Heini Amgrund, brought a message from the hermit

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. Upon reception of the message, the quarrels were laid aside. The content of the message is unknown. The compromise solution entailed the accession of

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and

Solothurn Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the Capital (political), capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the n ...

as full members of the Confederacy.

References

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