Siegfried II of Westerburg, Archbishop of Cologne

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Siegfried II of Westerburg was a 13th-century Archbishop of Cologne and powerful prince of the Holy Roman Empire, noted for his political ambitions and involvement in regional power struggles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince-Archbishop of Cologne ⓘ
archbishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
appointedAsArchbishopOfCologneBy cathedral chapter of Cologne ⓘ
burialPlace Cologne Cathedral ⓘ
capturedIn Battle of Worringen ⓘ
centuryOfBirth 13th century ⓘ
centuryOfDeath 13th century ⓘ
conflict War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
struggle between territorial princes and imperial cities ⓘ
consequenceOfDefeatAtWorringen loss of political influence in the Rhineland ⓘ
weakening of Cologne archbishopric’s territorial power ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfWorringen 5 June 1288 ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1250 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1297 ⓘ
diocese Archdiocese of Cologne ⓘ
endTime 1297 ⓘ
endTimeOfPositionHeld_ArchbishopOfCologne 1297 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
familyName of Westerburg ⓘ
givenName Siegfried ⓘ
involvedIn conflicts with the city of Cologne ⓘ
regional power struggles in the Rhineland ⓘ
knownFor assertive territorial policies ⓘ
defeat at the Battle of Worringen ⓘ
participation in the War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
language Middle High German ⓘ
memberOfClergyRank episcopate ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Westerburg ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Worringen ⓘ
occupation archbishop ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ
prince ⓘ
outcomeOfBattleOfWorringenForHim defeat ⓘ
placeOfBirth Westerburg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Bonn ⓘ
politicalAmbition expansion of temporal power of the Archbishopric of Cologne ⓘ
politicalRole prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Cologne ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Lower Rhine ⓘ
Rhineland ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sideInBattleOfWorringen allied with the Duke of Brabant’s opponents ⓘ
startTime 1275 ⓘ
startTimeOfPositionHeld_ArchbishopOfCologne 1275 ⓘ
title Elector of Cologne ⓘ

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Battle of Worringen → commander → Siegfried II of Westerburg, Archbishop of Cologne ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Worringen 1288
Battle of Worringen → commander → Siegfried II of Westerburg ⓘ
linked to: Siegfried II of Westerburg, Archbishop of Cologne