League of God's House
In 1367 the League of God's House ("Cadi", "Gottes Haus", "Ca' di Dio") was founded to resist the rising power of the Bishop of Chur. This was followed by the establishment of the Grey League ("Grauer Bund"), sometimes called "Oberbund", in 1395 in the Upper Rhine valley. The name "Grey League" is derived from the homespun grey clothes worn by the people and was used exclusively after 16 March 1424. The name of this league later gave its name to the canton of the Grisons. A third league was established in 1436 by the people of ten bailiwicks in the former Toggenburg countship, as the dynasty of Toggenburg had become extinct. The league was called League of the Ten Jurisdictions ("Zehngerichtebund").