Battle of Worringen
The Battle of Worringen was fought on 5 June 1288 near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now the northernmost borough 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.
| Battle of Worringen | |||||||||
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| Part of the War of the Limburg Succession | |||||||||
Illustration from a mid 15th century ms. of Brabantsche Yeesten | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Electorate of Cologne County of Guelders County of Luxemburg Lordship of Ligny County of Nassau House of Plettenberg County of Hülchrath Lordship of Tomburg |
Duchy of Brabant City of Cologne County of Berg County of Mark County of Loon County of Jülich County of Tecklenburg County of Waldeck County of Ziegenhain County of Vianden | ||||||||
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Siegfried II of Westerburg Reginald I of Guelders Henry VI of Luxembourg † Waleran I of Ligny † Adolf of Nassau Dietrich Luf II |
John I of Brabant Adolf VIII of Berg Eberhard II of Mark Arnold V Walram of Jülich Otto III of Tecklenburg Otto I of Waldeck Gottfried VI of Ziegenhain Geoffrey I of Vianden | ||||||||
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4,200
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4,800
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| ca 1,100a | ca 40 | ||||||||
| a: A substantial number of the adult male members of the House of Luxembourg were killed in this battle. | |||||||||
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