Habsburg troops occupy the valley of Müstair…

January 1499 CE

Habsburg troops occupy the valley of Müstair and plunder the Benedictine Convent of Saint John on January 20, 1499, but are soon driven back by the forces of the Three Leagues.

The Grisons, and in particular the Val Müstair have become strategically important to the Habsburgs as a direct connection between Tyrol and Milan.

The Umbrail Pass in the Val Müstair connects the Vinschgau valley (Val Venosta) in southern Tyrol with the Valtellina in northern Italy.

Furthermore, the Habsburgs and the Bishop of Chur had been quarreling over the judicial rights over the region for some time.

 

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Müstair Graubunden Switzerland View →

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Maximilian I of View →

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