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Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeat troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg.
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Cologne War
1583–1588 religious war in Germany
The Cologne War was a conflict between Protestant and Catholic factions that devastated the Electorate of Cologne, a historical ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, within present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. The war occurred within the context of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ernest of Bavaria
Prince-Elector-Archbishop of Cologne from 1583 to 1612
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Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
Elector-Archbishop of Cologne from 1577 to 1588
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was the archbishop-elector of Cologne from 1577 to 1588. After pursuing an ecclesiastical career, he won a close election in the cathedral chapter of Cologne over Ernst of Bavaria. After his election, he fell in love with and later married Agnes…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Godesberg
1583 siege during the Cologne War
The siege of Godesberg, 18 November – 17 December 1583, was the first major siege of the Cologne War (1583–1589). Seeking to wrest control of an important fortification, Bavarian and mercenary soldiers surrounded the Godesberg, and the village then of the same name, now Bad…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)