When was that Switzerland become a sovereign nation?

Answer 1

According to the information on the Wikipedia website, it states that Switzerland has been a country since 1815. Although an interesting fact is that they didn't join the United Nations until 2002.
Switzerland became an independent country on 1815

Answer 2

The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291. At that time it was an agreement for mutual self-defence between 4 small mountain cantons (states) within the German Empire who wanted to defend themselves from takeover by more powerful states and feudal rulers within the empire.

Over the next few centuries Switzerland grew as new territories joined. It gradually became effectively a group of independent countries, but legally they were all parts of the German Empire.

In 1648, at a peace treaty after the 30 years war, the German Empire finally recognised that the members of the Swiss Confederation were not part of the empire.

This continued until Napoleon invaded. He annexed parts of Switzerland and turned the rest into a client state.

The previous state (many independent cantons) was re-instated in 1815.

It was only in 1848 that the members of the Swiss confederation agreed to form a federal state and have a permanent federal government. This is when Switzerland became one country.

Answer 2

Switzerland's traditional date for Independence is 1291. It became de facto independent in 1499 and its independence was recognised by treaty in 1648.

Switzerland was occupied by France in 1798 and independence was restored in 1815

Further information:

Originally known as Helvetia, the land was Romanised after being overrun by Julius Caesar during the 1st Century BC. When the Roman Empire began to decline three centuries later, the area was invaded by Germanic forces, under which it remained until 1276, when the Austrian House of Habsburg took over the crown of the Holy Roman Empire. The Swiss struggled for independence against the Austrians for two hundred years, and the Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defence measure. Originally uniting three cantons, other localities also joined, eventually enabling the Swiss to bring down the Austrian forces.

Following the Battle of Dornach, in which Emperor Maximilian I's troops were decisively beaten, the Swiss Confederacy, or Confederation gained its independence from the Holy Roman Empire. This was sealed in the treaty of Basel on 22 September 1499, although the Treaty was not formally recognised until the Peace of Westphalia, two peace treaties of 1648 which affected a number of European states.

The Confederation was replaced by a central federal government following a new constitution in 1848, which was updated in 1874.

Answer 3

This is a bit of a difficult question because Switzerland pre-dates the concept of independent sovereign states.

The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291. At that time it was an agreement for mutual self-defence between 4 small mountain cantons (states) within the German Empire who wanted to defend themselves from takeover by more powerful states and feudal rulers within the empire.

Over the next few centuries Switzerland grew as new territories joined. It gradually became effectively a group of independent countries, but legally they were all parts of the German Empire.

In 1648, at a peace treaty after the 30 years war, the German Empire finally recognised that the members of the Swiss Confederation were not part of the empire.

This continued until Napoleon invaded. He annexed parts of Switzerland and turned the rest into a client state.

The previous situation (many independent cantons) was re-instated in 1815.

It was only in 1848 that the members of the Swiss confederation agreed to form a federal state and have a permanent federal government. This is when Switzerland became one country.

So take your pick, Switzerland was founded in 1291, or 1648, or 1848!

Answer 4

This is a bit of a difficult question because Switzerland pre-dates the concept of independent sovereign states.

The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291. At that time it was an agreement for mutual self-defence between 4 small mountain cantons (states) within the German Empire who wanted to defend themselves from takeover by more powerful states and feudal rulers within the empire.

Over the next few centuries Switzerland grew as new territories joined. It gradually became effectively a group of independent countries, but legally they were all parts of the German Empire.

In 1648, at a peace treaty after the 30 years war, the German Empire finally recognised that the members of the Swiss Confederation were not part of the empire.

This continued until Napoleon invaded. He annexed parts of Switzerland and turned the rest into a client state.

The previous state (many independent cantons) was re-instated in 1815.

It was only in 1848 that the members of the Swiss confederation agreed to form a federal state and have a permanent federal government. This is when Switzerland became one country.

So take your pick, Switzerland was founded in 1291, or 1648, or 1848!

Answer 5

The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291. At that time it was an agreement for mutual self-defence between 4 small mountain cantons (states) within the German Empire who wanted to defend themselves from takeover by more powerful states and feudal rulers within the empire.

Over the next few centuries Switzerland grew as new territories joined. It gradually became effectively a group of independent countries, but legally they were all parts of the German Empire.

In 1648, at a peace treaty after the 30 years war, the German Empire finally recognised that the members of the Swiss Confederation were not part of the empire.

This continued until Napoleon invaded. He annexed parts of Switzerland and turned the rest into a client state.

The previous state (many independent cantons) was re-instated in 1815.

It was only in 1848 that the members of the Swiss confederation agreed to form a federal state and have a permanent federal government. This is when Switzerland became one country.

Answer 6

Switzerland is not a state, it is a country,

Switzerland was founded in 1291.

Answer 7

Switzerland obtained its independence from its colonists in August 1, 1291.

Answer 8

in 1499