David of Burgundy,
illegitimate son of
Philip the Good,
Duke of Burgundy had been appointed as bishop of
Utrecht in 1456 with support of the Cods. The Utrecht
chapters, however, had elected the Hook-favoured provost
Gijsbrecht van Brederode as bishop. But Philip the Good used force to make David's appointment be accepted. Nevertheless, opposition against his rule remained, and David of Burgundy even found it safer to leave the city of Utrecht and take up residence in
Wijk bij Duurstede. The
van Brederode family was at the center of the opposition. In 1470, David of Burgundy imprisoned
Gijsbrecht van Brederode and his brother
Reinoud II van Brederode, and had them tortured. This action stirred up the century-old animosity between the
Hooks who supported the family van Brederode and the
Cods who supported Burgundy. A new war broke out that lasted until 1474. The status quo returned, until the
Utrecht war of 1481–83 broke out. ==References==