What the records say
- When
- 1230 – 1233
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 52.92° N, 6.58° E
- Description
- 1230 crusade organised by the bishop of Utrecht with Frisian soldiers against the allegedly pagan Drenthers
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Drenther Crusade
1228 Catholic military campaign against the inhabitants of Drenthe (modern Netherlands)
The Drenther Crusade was a military campaign launched against the inhabitants of Drenthe with the approval of the Papacy in 1228 and lasting until 1232. It was led by Willibrand, Bishop of Utrecht, commanding an army composed mostly of Frisian crusaders.
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