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What was the consequence of the Confederates' defeat at Marignano (Marignan) in 1515?
In the exam (French)
Quelle a été la conséquence de la défaite des Confédérés à Marignan, en 1515 ?
- aThe Confederates had to give Central Switzerland to the King of France.Les Confédérés ont dû céder la Suisse centrale au roi de France.
- bAfter their defeat, the Confederates elected a common king for the first time.Les Confédérés ont élu pour la première fois un roi commun après leur défaite.
- cThe Confederates gave up Milan and no longer pursued great-power politics.Les Confédérés ont renoncé à Milan et n'ont plus mené de politique de grande puissance.Correct answer
- dThe Confederates dissolved their alliance, and each canton looked for its own lord.Les Confédérés ont dissous leur alliance, chaque canton s'est cherché un seigneur.
Why?
In 1515, at Marignano in northern Italy, the Confederates were defeated by France. With the peace of 1516, they gave up Milan but kept territories such as Lugano and Locarno, and they made no more great-power military campaigns in Italy. Marignano is therefore traditionally seen as a starting point of Swiss neutrality, although historians today take a more nuanced view.
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