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Siege of Deventer (1456) 1456

Siege of Deventer (1456): David van Bourgondië
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1456Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationNetherlandsNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates52.2500, 6.1500Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Deventer was a siege of Deventer (then a major Hanseatic city) in 1456 during a struggle between Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy and the church, the nobility, and cities of the Oversticht (Overijssel) that included Kampen, Zwolle and Deventer.

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Location

52.2500, 6.1500 · Netherlands

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