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.

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