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What was the result of the Confederates' defeat at Marignano in 1515?
In the exam (German)
Welche Folge hatte die Niederlage der Eidgenossen bei Marignano im Jahr 1515?
- aThe Confederates dissolved their alliance, and each member looked for a lord of its own.Die Eidgenossen lösten ihren Bund auf, jeder Ort suchte sich einen Herrn.
- bThe Confederates gave Central Switzerland to the King of France.Die Eidgenossen traten die Innerschweiz an den König von Frankreich ab.
- cThe Confederates gave up Milan and no longer pursued great-power politics.Die Eidgenossen verzichteten auf Mailand und betrieben keine Grossmachtpolitik mehr.Correct answer
- dAfter the defeat, the Confederates elected a common king for the first time.Die Eidgenossen wählten nach der Niederlage erstmals einen gemeinsamen König.
Why?
At Marignano in northern Italy, the Confederates lost to France in 1515. In the peace of 1516 they gave up Milan but kept areas such as Lugano and Locarno; after that there were no more campaigns in Italy as a great power. This is why Marignano is traditionally seen as one beginning of Swiss neutrality; historians today are somewhat more careful about this.
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