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The city of Bern was founded in 1191 by the [[House of Zähringen|Dukes of Zahringen]]. In 1218, Bern was elevated to the status of [[Free imperial city|Free Imperial City]], due to the dissolution of the House of Zahringen in the same year. From here, the city of Bern quickly expanded. By the late 1200s, the recent collapse of the [[Hohenstaufen|House of Hohenstaufen]] led to a period of chaos within the [[Holy Roman Empire]], known as the [[Interregnum (Holy Roman Empire)|Great Interregnum]], along with the dissolution of the former Hohenstaufen crown lands in [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]]. Due to these events, a power vacuum was left behind in the region, which included modern day [[Switzerland]], and the city of Bern.
 
The House of Habsburg, which had managed to acquire the [[Holy Roman Emperor|Imperial crown]], werewas one of the major competitors in the region. They owned large amounts of territory in Swabia, acquiring land from the defunct [[Kyburg family|House of Kyburg]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyburg {{!}} Medieval, Swiss, Castle {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kyburg |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> and after their acquisition of [[Duchy of Austria|Austria]] following the [[Battle on the Marchfeld|Battle of Marchfeld]], they had secured a strong powerbase. When King Rudolf I, the Habsburg King of the Romans, raised taxes to 40%,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Story of Switzerland, by Lina Hug. |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39695/39695-h/39695-h.htm#Page_158 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=www.gutenberg.org}}</ref> the city of Bern resisted.
 
== The Battle ==
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