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Siege of Weinsberg

Siege of Weinsberg was a siege conducted in 1140 at Weinsberg, in what is now Germany. The recorded result: Raised peacefully in December; Settlement, imposed at the Diet of Frankfurt of 1142.

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Siege of Weinsberg
Zacharias Dolendo / After Jacob de Gheyn II, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1140
WhereWeinsberg, Germany49.155N, 9.283E
OutcomeRaised peacefully in December; Settlement, imposed at the Diet of Frankfurt of 1142
BelligerentsHouse of HohenstaufenagainstHouse of Welf

Record

Date1140 (year precision)
to 21 December 1140
PlaceWeinsberg, Germany
49.155N, 9.283E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Conrad III of Germany
  • Welf VI
Siege of WeinsbergSiege of WeinsbergBombings of Heilbronn in World War IIBattle of WimpfenBattle of Buchhof and Stein am KocherBattle of LauffenBattle of SinsheimBattle of Buchhof and Stein am KocherBattle of LauffenBattle of SinsheimFrankfurtMunichStuttgartNürnbergStrasbourgMannheimWiesbadenKoblenz100 km49.155N, 9.283E
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Elsewhere in 1140

Siege of Weinsberg is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2390461, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Weinsberg, revision 1378723229, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.