Raron affair

Raron Affair
	; Map of Valais before the Raron affair
Date	1415–1420
Location	Valais
Result	Marginal rebel victory
Belligerents
Upper Valais rebels; Uri; Unterwalden; Lucerne	Bishop of Sion; Raron family; Savoy ; Berne
Strength
5,000	13,000

The Raron affair (German: Raronhandel) was a 15th-century rebellion in the Valais (the prince-bishopric of Sion) against the power of a local noble family, the Raron family. The rebellion brought several cantons of the Swiss Confederation into conflict with each other and threatened a civil war in the Confederation. While Bern was initially successful, they were eventually forced to surrender most of their gains.

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