Battle on the Elster

When

20 Oct 1080

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.17° N, 12.15° E

Description

1080 middle ages battle

Middle ages battle

Battle on the Elster was the third and last battle between the Salian king Henry IV of Germany and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden, fought on October 14, 1080 near Hohenmölsen on the White Elster river. Rudolf's forces were victorious; however, he was mortally wounded and succumbed to his injuries the next day.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle on the Elster: Rudolf of Rheinfelden defeats the imperial forces led by Henry IV at the Elster River”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht bei Hohenmölsen verliert König Heinrich IV. gegen Otto von Northeim; der König flieht”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bataille de Hohenmölsen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page