Utrecht Prince-Bishopric

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Establishment

• January 1025: Establishment of the Utrecht Prince-Bishopric.

Chronology

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1. Wars of the Guelderian Succession

Were a series of wars over the succession of the Duchy of Gueldria.

1.1. Third War of the Guelderian Succession

Was the third war over the succession of the Duchy of Gueldria.

• January 1523: Charles of Guelders conquered Overijssel in 1521-1522, with the support of Zwolle.
• October 1528: Schenck van Toutenburg moved his army to Overijssel and Utrecht and managed to easily drive out the Guelders troops, who were already resented by the population. on October 20, 1528, Bishop Henry handed over power to Charles of Habsburg. The prince-bishopric of Utrecht ended and its lands were divided into the Lordship of Utrecht and the Lordship of Overijssel, ruled by a Habsburg stadolder.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 1151: The County of Holland split off from Bishopric of Utrecht.
• January 1478: Based on Gustav Droysen's Map of the Holy Roman Empire in the XV century.

Disestablishment

• October 1528: Schenck van Toutenburg moved his army to Overijssel and Utrecht and managed to easily drive out the Guelders troops, who were already resented by the population. on October 20, 1528, Bishop Henry handed over power to Charles of Habsburg. The prince-bishopric of Utrecht ended and its lands were divided into the Lordship of Utrecht and the Lordship of Overijssel, ruled by a Habsburg stadolder.

Selected Sources

• Droysen, G. (1886): Historischer Handatlas, Bielefeld and Leipzig (Germany), pp. 34-35