Federal Charter of 1291: Difference between revisions

The '''Federal Charter''' or '''Letter of Alliance''' ({{lang-de|Bundesbrief}}) documents the '''Eternal Alliance''' or '''League of the Three Forest Cantons''' ({{lang-de|Ewiger Bund der Drei Waldstätten}}), the union of three [[canton (subnational entity)|cantons]] in what is now central [[Switzerland]]. It is dated in early August 1291 and initiates the current 1 August [[Swiss National Day]]. This agreement, in [[Latin]], cites a previous (lost or most likely not existent in written form) similar pact. It is currently exhibited at the archives of the Swiss Charters of Confederation in [[Schwyz]].<ref>[http://www.sz.ch/documents/Prospekt_E.pdf Visitor Information to the Bundesbriefmuseum]</ref>