Confederation of Cologne

Confederation of Cologne
	Delegates from the Confederation discussing peace terms with the Danes in Stralsund, 1370
Type	Military alliance between various cities and towns
Location	Cologne
Effective	19 November 1367
Expiry	1385
Parties	Hanseatic League; Towns in the County of Holland; Towns in the County of Zeeland; Zuiderzee towns;
Language	Middle Low German

The Confederation of Cologne (Danish: Kølner Konføderationen) was a medieval military alliance formed to combat the Kingdom of Denmark. It was established on 19 November, 1367 by several cities in the Hanseatic League, several cities in Holland, Zeeland and Zuiderzee.^[1]

Though originally only meant as a method of containing the growing Danish threat, the Confederation would remain intact for another 15 years after the signing of the Treaty of Stralsund, which concluded the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370. The alliance would set financial and military measures, along with establishing certain mercantile traditions that would be standardized across the Hanseatic sphere of influence.

^ Dollinger, Philippe (1970). The German Hansa. Internet Archive. Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0742-8.

[:0-1] Dollinger, Philippe (1970). The German Hansa. Internet Archive. Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0742-8.

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