The Act of Mediation
Paris
Key figures: Napoleon Bonaparte
Further reading: Act of Mediation (Wikipedia)
To put an end to the chaos, Napoleon Bonaparte summoned the Swiss representatives to Paris and on 19 February 1803 imposed the Act of Mediation. Switzerland became a confederation of cantons again, under French tutelage.
Six new cantons with equal rights were created: St. Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino and Vaud. For Ticino, until then divided into bailiwicks governed by the Confederates, it was its birth as a sovereign canton.
The 1803 Act of Mediation, title page of the printed edition
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