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War of the Limburg Succession

1283–1289 · 13th century

The War of the Limburg Succession was fought from 1283 to 1289 over the Duchy of Limburg after the death of Duchess Ermengard in 1283. Duke John I of Brabant, who had bought the claim of her kinsman Adolf of Berg, faced Count Reinald I of Guelders, Ermengard's widower, backed by Archbishop Siegfried of Westerburg of Cologne and the count of Luxembourg. John's victory at the Battle of Worringen in 1288 won Limburg for Brabant.

War of the Limburg Succession
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