King Albrecht grants Freiburg the right of autonomous jurisdiction. The City is no longer subject to the rulings of other courts.

First mention of the Rathauses (City Hall).

There is peace between the citizens and the city councilmen. Only the mayor must be approved by the Count.

Following a lengthy dispute, Count Egino II turns over the rule of the city to his son Konrad.

War between Üsenberg, Falkenstein and Endingen lords. Because of destruction in the Breisgau, they establish the Suhnekappelle (Chapel of Atonement) for the Cathedral.

Formation of a city alliance to maintain peace between Freiburg and Basel. The cities of Zürich, Bern, Mainz, Worms, Konstanz, Linz and Strasbourg join.

The city is awarded minting rights.

The pest claims many lives in the city and leads to a wave of persecution against Jews.

The Franciscan monk Berthold Schwarz discovers gun powder.

The city has a falling out with its debt ridden city lords. In anticipation of an attack by the Count's forces, the citizens attack his Schloßberg castle and are defeated, in spite of help from the cities of Basel, Breisach, Neuenburg and Kenzing.

Freiburg purchases its freedom from Count Eugino III for the outrageous sum of 15,000 silver marks, then turns itself over willingly to the protection of the House of Habsburg. The Habsburg's permit the City to retain its constitution and guarantees a large measure of self-government. Freiburg obtains the castle.

The Historische Kaufhaus (Historical Selling House) is mentioned for the first time.

Freiburg citizens destroy Falkenstein's nest of robber barons.

Duke Leopold reduces the guild regimes' power in Freiburg.

Freiburg joins an alliance of cities on the Upper Rhine which use the Rappen (a certain type of coin).

Freiburg is now without a ruler and becomes a free city

The City and its allies defeat the Earl of Baden near Mühlburg.

All Jews are expelled from the City. Not until 1809 will Jews who participate in trade be tolerated in the city.

Duke Friedrich is vindicated and is given back the city.

Duke Albrecht VI establishes a university in Freiburg on September 21.

The University is opened with great festivities. Matthäus Hummel from Villigen is the first rector.

Duke Siegmund is excommunicated and Albrecht VI takes over as city ruler.

Freiburg purchases additional territory.

Duke Siegmund, since 1463 once again the city ruler, agrees to a Guild Constitution.

Kaiser Friedrich III and his 14-year old son Maximilian (who will eventually become Kaiser,) visit Freiburg.

Duke Siegmund and the confederates reconcile. Freiburg troops support the successful Swiss in the battle against Karl the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.

Siegmund is forced to turn over the rulership of Freiburg to King Maximilian.

Freiburg obtains Kirchzarten and its water-surrounded castle.

Imperial Diet in Freiburg.

Freiburg contributes numerous troops and material to Maximilian's war offensives.

The city obtains the right to mint gold coins.

The "Nüwe Stattrechten und Statuten der loblichen Statt Fryburg im Pryszgow gelegen" (New Rights and Statutes of the Laudable City of Freiburg in Breisgau) - a reform of the old city rights from the time of Freiburg's founding- is published. Its author is Ulrich Zasius (1461-1535), City writer, law professor, and humanist. The new reforms are known as the most progressive of the times. They attempt to create a balance between the old city traditions and Roman Law The reforms receive extensive acceptance, especially the sections dealing with to civil process law, punishment and the city's constitution. Freiburg decides against the Reformation and becomes an important bastion for Catholicism on the Oberrhein (Upper Rhine).

Approximately 2000 writings of the Reformation are publicly burned.

The Big Peasant War: Freiburg is occupied and under mild conditions, persuaded to participate in the movement. The resistance movement is bloodily suppressed in Elsaß (Alsace).

Basel's suffragan bishop and the Cathedral Chapter flee from the Reformation to Freiburg. Erasmus of Rotterdam lives for six years in the city.

The obsessive belief in witches leads to the first victims of witch hunts in Freiburg.

Kaiser Ferdinand visits Freiburg and stays in the Haus zum Walfisch

The Cathedral Chapter of Basel acquires the present Basler Hof

The persecution of witches reaches its peak.