Loon War
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This article is about the 1203–6 war of succession involving Holland and Loon. For the 1336–66 war involving Loon and Liège, see Wars of the Loon Succession.
The Loon War (Dutch: Loonse Oorlog) was a war of succession over the County of Holland (and its dependency Zeeland) from 1203 until 1206, brought on by the death of count Dirk VII. The war was waged between Dirk's brother William of Frisia, and Dirk's daughter Ada who had quickly married count Louis II of Loon.
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William's troops besiege Ada in the Fortress of Leiden. Reinier Vinkeles (1785). | |||||||||
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Loon Supported by:[1][2] France Staufen Flanders Limburg Brabant Utrecht Liège |
Holland Supported by:[1] England House of Welf | ||||||||
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Louis II of Loon Ada of Holland Dirk van Are Philip of Swabia |
William of Frisia Walter of Egmont John Lackland Otto IV |
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