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First War of the Guelderian Succession

The First War of the Guelderian Succession was a battle for the throne of the Duchy of Guelders that raged between 1371 and 1379.

Timeline
• 1372: Heeckeren-aligned knight Gozewijn van Varik conquers Tiel in July. Throughout the year, struggles continue within the city. • 1372: the Bronckhorst faction carries out raids in the Bishopric of Utrecht, presumably because the bishop of Utrecht Arnold II of Horne had joined their enemies. • 1372/73: troops of Arnold II of Horne conquer Harderwijk on behalf of Mechtild. • 1373: The Heeckeren faction begins the Siege of Venlo. • 1374: Reinoud I van Brederode conquers Tiel on behalf of Mechtild. • 1376: the leaders of the Bronckhorst faction are ambushed and taken as prisoners near Oosterbeek. • 1377: Emperor Charles IV assigns the duchy to William I of Guelders and Jülich, who is now of age. • 1378 (October-November): The Genneperhuys, residence of Reinoud I van Brederode, is besieged by the Bronckhorst forces from October 19 onwards. An army from Cleves that wants to relieve the castle is stopped at Hönnepel. During the siege, the young Willem van Gulik en Gelre is knighted by his father. • 1379, the village of Zennewijnen with its church and abbey are destroyed by the Bronckhorst faction. • 1379 (March 24): Mechtild was defeated by the troops of Julich and resigned her rights to the duchy. ==References==
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