Battle of Worringen
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The Battle of Worringen was a major 1288 medieval conflict in the Holy Roman Empire that decisively strengthened the Duchy of Brabant’s regional power and reshaped the political balance in the Lower Rhine area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Worringen canonical | 5 |
| Schlacht von Worringen | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial City of Cologne
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Cologne (citizen militia)
County of Berg ⓘ County of Loon ⓘ County of Mark ⓘ Duchy of Guelders ⓘ Duchy of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| casualties | several thousand killed ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | 13th century ⓘ |
| commander |
Eberhard I of the Mark
ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brabant ⓘ Reginald I, Duke of Guelders ⓘ
surface form:
Reinoud I, Count of Guelders
Siegfried II of Westerburg, Archbishop of Cologne ⓘ
surface form:
Siegfried II of Westerburg
|
| conflictOver |
Duchy of Limburg
ⓘ
Limburg succession ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1288-06-05 ⓘ |
| effect |
decisive strengthening of Brabant’s regional power
ⓘ
decline of the temporal power of the Archbishopric of Cologne ⓘ reshaped political balance in the Lower Rhine area ⓘ rise of Cologne as a de facto free imperial city ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Brabantine dominance in the region ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle Dutch ⓘ Middle High German ⓘ |
| involvedPoliticalEntity | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| location |
Lower Rhine region
ⓘ
Worringen ⓘ near Cologne ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Bishopric of Cologne
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishopric of Cologne
Duchy of Brabant ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | medieval heavy cavalry and infantry engagement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale participation of urban militias
ⓘ
turning point in regional power politics in the Lower Rhine ⓘ |
| partOf |
War of the Limburg Succession
ⓘ
history of Brabant ⓘ history of the Rhineland ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier phases of the War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ |
| region | North Rhine ⓘ |
| result |
decisive victory for the Duchy of Brabant and its allies
ⓘ
defeat of the Archbishopric of Cologne and its allies ⓘ |
| strengthened | Duchy of Brabant ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | feudal succession conflict ⓘ |
| year | 1288 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Worringen
this entity surface form:
Schlacht von Worringen