The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Swiss_Confederacy" id="mwPQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Old Swiss Confederacy">Old Swiss Confederacy</a> is formed with the signature of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Charter_of_1291" id="mwPg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Federal Charter of 1291">Federal Charter</a>.