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Great Frisian War
Part of the conflicts between the Skieringers and Fetkeapers and the Heeckerens and Bronckhorsts [nl]
The Frisian lands, c. 1300
Date
1413 – 1422
Location
Frisia between the Vlie and Weser, Holy Roman Empire
Keno II tom Brok [fy] Okko II tom Brok Fokko Ukena
The Great Frisian War (West Frisian: Grutte Fryske Oarloch) was an armed conflict in Frisia which lasted nine years in the 15th century, from 1413 to 1422.
The war began in East Frisia as a result of a runaway dispute between the chieftains Keno II tom Brok and Hisko Abdena, during which all important parties in Frisia chose a side and civil war ensued. The war had mixed results; with the exception of the van Bronckhorst family in the city of Groningen, none of the warring parties would gain a lasting advantage. Near the end of the conflict, Frisian freedom was imperiled when a foreign ruler, John of Bavaria who was asked to intervene on the side of the Skieringers, decided to make a bid for power himself. His Hollandic troops were driven out shortly, however, and the Frisians would retain their freedom until 1498. On 1 February 1422, all parties came to Groningen to make peace.
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