History
| Imperial City of St Gallen |
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| State of the Holy Roman Empire Swiss associate and protectorate |
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| Capital | St. Gallen | ||||
| Government | Republic | ||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||
| - | City founded | ca 612 | |||
| - | Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1401 | |||
| - | Abbey became Swiss protectorate |
17 August 1451 |
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| - | Associate & protect. of Swiss Confederacy |
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13 June 1454 |
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| - | Swabian War: de facto independent from HRE |
1499 |
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| - | Peace of Westphalia: de jure independence |
1648 |
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| - | Annexed to Helvetic Rep. canton of Säntis |
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1798 1798 |
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| - | Helv. Rep. collapsed; city & abbey joined canton of St. Gallen |
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1803 |
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