After the Napoleonic wars the League of God's House became a part of the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

[2] In 536 the region was conquered by the Merovingian Kingdom, but due to distance and isolation it quickly fell back into de facto independence.

During this time the region was known as Churrätien or Churwalchen and occupied politically virtually the same territory that the Bishopric of Chur spiritually led.

This split and the resulting conflicts let to the collapse of Churrätien and the creation of numerous small independent communities, with the power center of Chur in the middle.

[4] Austrian dukes from the House of Habsburg had acquired the County of Tyrol which included Münstertal and Unterengadin and were trying to expand into the Bishopric of Chur.

The foreign and frequently absent bishop Peter Gelyto von Böhmen, who had driven the bishopric deep into debt, was willing to sell the political leadership of the area in exchange for a yearly salary.

In response to this development representatives from the cathedral church of St. Luzius, the valley communities and the city of Chur met in 1365 in Wildenberg Castle in Zernez.

The group met without the bishop and voted to limit his power sharply and to demand authority over financial matters.

However the decision included a desire to hold future assemblies and to closely monitor the power of the bishop.

The League of God's House remained a distinct part of the political organization of the canton from 1803 until 1854.