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The rest of the Freie Ämter were collectively administered as subject territories by the rest of the Confederation.

Muri Amt was assigned to Zurich, Lucerne, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Zug and Glarus, while the Ämter of Meienberg, Richensee and Villmergen were first given to Lucerne alone.

The final boundary was set in 1425 by an arbitration tribunal and Lucerne had to give the three Ämter to be collectively ruled.

The four Ämter were then consolidated under a single Confederation bailiff into what was known in the 15th century as the Waggental Bailiwick ().

In the 16th century, it came to be known as the Vogtei der Freien Ämter.

While the Freien Ämter often had independent lower courts, they were forced to accept the Confederation's sovereignty.

Finally, in 1532 the canton of Uri became part of the collective administration of the Freien Ämter.