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city leagues ..
already existed in the 12th Century, when the northern Italian cities in the Lombard League against the rule of the Swabian allies.
In Germany there was from 1254 to 1257 the Rhenish Cities and Towns, which also belonged to Mulhouse.
Mühlhausen belonged to Erfurt in the 14th Century of the largest cities of central Germany. was from the Imperial Palace a free city with great economic and political importance has become.
Erfurt had developed in the Middle Ages, the economic center in Thuringia, but was constantly harassed by the various princes. First as a royal estate and then as Mainz property, the city was often the venue of the Imperial Diet of the German kings and emperors.
In alliance with the imperial cities of Mulhouse and Nordhausen was looking to achieve a strengthening of civil rule. The
Kurmainz Sovereignty remained a long time yet.
Nordhausen was also first to the royal estate German kings and was also - as Mühlhausen - Imperial City, the subject only to the emperor. Already in the 13th Century Mühlhausen closely, joined Nordhausen with the two major cities are close together.
302 1 Thuringia pressed the needle, the more affluent cities: So fell upon the lords of Hopfgarten frequently the dealer and the area of the cities. Then the Erfurt attracted the Mühlhäuser before the castle Hopfgarten near Weimar, and conquered and destroyed.
39 knights with their servants were held as prisoners to Erfurt.
1304 it was the Lords of Kirchberg, Winterberg and Greifenberg at Jena, which were at war with the cities and used every opportunity for attacks.
The troops of the cities of Erfurt, Mühlhausen Nordhausen and therefore subjected to the hall and seized the three castles.
In the same year a treaty of mutual assistance between the three cities was closed, as Thuringian Association of Cities was almost two hundred years.
In the same year a treaty of mutual assistance between the three cities was closed, as Thuringian Association of Cities was almost two hundred years.
Actually, as a defensive alliance thought against the nobility, but it was often for the offensive alliance to enforce the interests of the aristocracy and the growing amount of citizenship.
Thuringia was in the 14th Century, many large and small principalities, which often consisted of non-contiguous areas and often were in feud with the neighbors. Since the counts were fighting against the king or gegeneimander and the Knights against the cities or even to today.
was true sometimes hunted together, or celebrated, but rather they moved in the fight ... and if it was only because of the honor.
1306 fought the king once again against the Landgrave and went with the troops of the city Mulhouse, Erfurt and Nordhausen before the Wartburg near Eisenach.
1306 fought the king once again against the Landgrave and went with the troops of the city Mulhouse, Erfurt and Nordhausen before the Wartburg near Eisenach.
drew After weeks of siege, the army again, and the royal troops were defeated by the Thuringian nobles at Lucka devastating. However, since the troopers were already out of the cities back home.
1310 - 1315 was again a time of ongoing armed conflicts in Thuringia, in which the three cities through its alliance with various nobles were drawn into it again and again.
1310 - 1315 was again a time of ongoing armed conflicts in Thuringia, in which the three cities through its alliance with various nobles were drawn into it again and again.
Erfurt was besieged by various nobles for weeks and suffered major damage.
1310 was Mühlburg - attacked by the Erfurters
and then went over in 1355 erfurter property - one of the three matches.
1324 the three cities were once again allied with the Landgrave of Thuringia and conquered the castle with him Raspenberg to the Finn, access to the Golden Aue.
1324 the three cities were once again allied with the Landgrave of Thuringia and conquered the castle with him Raspenberg to the Finn, access to the Golden Aue.
The castle was destroyed and joined in the growing Number of castle ruins in Germany.
In the same year of the Thuringian towns covenant was extended for another 12 years. A custom which was continued later.
was in 1346 besieged the castle Eric Castle at Harzgerode by the troops of the Landgrave and the cities of Mulhouse
, Erfurt and Nordhausen, conquered and destroyed.
The Count of Stolberg and the Knights of Werther and 19 other robbers were caught, beheaded the Count and the knight and the other hanged.
The Stolberg had for years the North Thuringian territory invaded and in general there have always been attacks from the resin and the Eichsfeld especially in Nordhausen and Mulhouse.
But also in the eastern part of the country, there were repeated assaults.
But also in the eastern part of the country, there were repeated assaults.
1354 was commissioned by the emperor, under the leadership of the Earl of Hohnstein with the troops from Mühlhausen, Erfurt, and Nordhausen, the robber castle Elsterberg besieged by Greiz, conquered and demolished.
12 robbers were beheaded on the spot.
developed for a long standing dispute, the feud of the Lords of Hanstein with the city of Mulhouse. Time and again there were attacks on Mühlhäuser handlers and Mühlhäuser area.
developed for a long standing dispute, the feud of the Lords of Hanstein with the city of Mulhouse. Time and again there were attacks on Mühlhäuser handlers and Mühlhäuser area.
Several villages in the area of the free imperial city were attacked, robbed and set alight.
1364 then laid siege to the Earl of Hohnstein with the troops from Mühlhausen, Erfurt and Nordhausen Burg Hanstein , she could not conquer. The allies were attacked on the way back from the Duke Otto of Brunswick and suffered heavy losses.
Similar ended the siege of Hanstein in 1371 , where several villages were destroyed near and were brought a renewed attack of the Brunswickers high losses for the allies.
1374 - 1377 war raged again in Thuringia. The Landgrave was fighting against those of peers, anderren from black castle against the von Henneberg and Mainz against all.
1374 - 1377 war raged again in Thuringia. The Landgrave was fighting against those of peers, anderren from black castle against the von Henneberg and Mainz against all.
particularly the suburbs of Erfurt was devastated, but otherwise it was certainly nowhere in the country.
was in 1383, the castle rock fire (now Brandenburg) west of Eisenach besieged by the Landgrave, in alliance with Mulhouse, Erfurt and Nordhausen and conquered.
The lords of rock fire had attacked several times and the cities of Eisenach Creuzburg and were probably otherwise the Landgrave, who had his seat at the Wartburg, in the way.
1397 a common train again, this time with the Duke of Leina. Here the Mühlhäuser, Erfurt and Northern houses on the storming of the Hindenburg and castle Greifenstein were involved in Wanfried.
42 robbers were caught and hanged.
Even in the 15th Century heard the feuds between the nobility and the cities not on and so 1415 the " Large Association of cities of Erfurt, Mühlhausen and Nordhausen" further extended by 12 years
1451 had caused the Knights of Vitstum Apel, which Wachsenburg belonged to a lot of damage in the surrounding areas. In one of the last major joint action, the troops of Erfurt, Mühlhausen Nordhausen and the Wachsenburg besieged for four weeks. The castle was conquered and partially destroyed.
But gradually went back to the wars. The emperor demanded by the peace was still far behind.
The Urban Alliance has been extended several times, but lost slowly diminishing. The cities were now strong allies favorite playing grounds at the prince sought, but had to pay what the favorite playing grounds for high protection money.
way ...,
way ...,
Smiley is and is down from a high horse ... because meisst the campaigns with allies do not have much brought ...
.. even then ...., was ".. Except expenses, nothing had happened .."
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