Hesse-Paderborn feud

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The Hesse-Paderborn feud was a conflict between Landgrave Ludwig II of Niederhessen and Prince-Bishop Simon III. from Paderborn . The feud began in 1464 and wasn't settled until 1471.

Outbreak and course

The feud broke out after the last of Messrs. Rabe von Calenberg died in 1464 without an heir. With the help of the city of Warburg , Bishop Simon had the nearby castle and city of Calenberg occupied as a fallen fief . However, since the raven of Calenberg had previously given the castle to the landgrave as a fief , there were almost immediately armed conflicts between Paderborn and Hesse. Landgrave Ludwig thereupon besieged, albeit unsuccessfully, the Desenberg castle of Messrs. Spiegel zum Desenberg near Warburg , took the previously non-Hessian (i.e. Paderborn) half of the castle and town of Trendelburg into possession and in the following year also occupied the town of Liebenau , in order to force Paderborn to surrender Calenberg. However, this only led to a series of mutual devastation that dragged on for years and from which the rural population in particular suffered. Bishop Simon received support not only from his brother Bernhard VII zur Lippe , but also from Kurköln . On the other hand, Landgrave Ludwig received military support from Duke Wilhelm III. of Saxony .

In autumn 1466 there were negotiations between Hessian and Paderborn representatives in the Waldeck town of Korbach , and Landgrave Ludwig even asked Count Wolrad I of Waldeck to mediate in these negotiations. However, these evidently remained unsuccessful and hostilities flared up again. The Spiegel zum Desenberg changed sides, whereupon Bishop Simon had their castle stormed and largely destroyed in 1470 and forced the Spiegel zum Desenberg to take their castle permanently from the Prince Diocese of Paderborn.

The End

It was not until May 1471 that a “peace for 33 years” was finally concluded at Dringenberg Castle , seat of the Paderborn prince-bishop , which, however, had more of the character of an armistice . The Landgrave kept Trendelburg and Liebenau, and Paderborn kept Calenberg. Nevertheless, the disputes over the possession of Calenberg continued; they were finally settled in 1597.

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ On the other hand, the feudal Bernhard zur Lippe assisted Landgrave Ludwig in 1469 against his brother Heinrich III. in the Hessian fratricidal war .
  2. ^ Eberhard Holtz: Wilhelm III. (the Brave). In: Saxon Biography. Published by the Institute for Saxon History and Folklore, edited by Martina Schattkowsky . Online edition. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hans-Werner Peine & Cornelia Kneppe: The Desenberg near Warburg, Höxter district. On: Internet portal "Westphalian History".