Raron affair

Raron Affair

Map of Valais before the Raron affair
Date1415–1420
Location
Result Marginal rebel victory
Belligerents
Upper Valais rebels
 Uri
Unterwalden
 Lucerne
Bishop of Sion
Raron family
Savoy
Berne
Strength
5,000[1] 13,000[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Wattenwyl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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