Toggenburg County
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Was a county of the Holy Roman Empire.
Establishment
January 1045: The Counts of Toggenburg have been documented since 1044.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1338: After the death of the last Vazer, Donat von Vaz, in 1337, the Belfort complex passed to the Counts of Toggenburg via Donat's daughter Kunigunde.
January 1423: Tarasp was conquered by the County of Toggenburg durign the reign of Frederick VII of Toggenburg (1422-36).
April 1436: On April 30, 1436 the last Count of Toggenburg, Friedrich VII, died without any male heirs and without a will. The Toggenburg lands included the valley of Prättigau, the upper Albula valley (Belfort), Churwalden, Schanfigg and Maienfeld. For the Toggenburg properties, the future was very uncertain. The communities would either be split among other nobles, or the entire County of Toggenburg would be inherited by the House of Habsburg. The leaders of the communities chose a third path, they reached an agreement with Friedrich's widow, Elisabeth von Matsch. In Davos on June 8, 1436 the former Toggenburg lands formed a pact with the support of Elisabeth, and established the League of the Ten Jurisdictions.
Disestablishment
January 1437: In 1615 the city of Zurich acquired the County of Toggenburg.
January 1437: The county of Toggenburg becomes a protectorate of Schwyz and Glarus.
January 1437: In 1436, the county of Toggenburg became a protectorate of Schwyz and Glarus, as well as a subject of the Abbey of St. Gall. This was a significant development in the region, as these territories were part of the Old Swiss Confederacy at the time.
January 1437: After the end of the reign of Frederick VII of Toggenburg (1422-36), Tarasp reverted to an independent lordship.
