Battle

Battle of Worringen

12 Jun 1288 · 51.04° N, 6.89° E

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When
12 Jun 1288
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
51.04° N, 6.89° E
Description
1288 medieval battle

Battle of Worringen

Part of the War of the Limburg Succession

The Battle of Worringen was fought on 5 June 1288 near the town of Worringen, which is now part of Chorweiler, the northernmost borough (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne. It was the decisive battle of the War of the Limburg Succession, fought for the possession of the Duchy of Limburg between on one side the Archbishop Siegfried II of Cologne and Count Henry VI of Luxembourg, and on the other side, Duke John I of Brabant.

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