Utrecht Schism

Utrecht Schism

18th-century image by Reinier Vinkeles and Jacobus Buys of the assassination of mayor Proys.
Date1423 – 1449
Location
Result Lichtenberger victory
Belligerents
Lichtenbergers
Hook league
Proysen
Papal States (1432–1449)
Lokhorsten
Cod league
Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Guelders (1423–1429)
Papal States (1423–1432)
Council of Basel & Antipope Felix V (1431–1449)
Commanders and leaders
Rudolf van Diepholt
Beernt Proys
Raban of Helmstatt (1423–1425)
Zweder van Culemborg (1425–1433)
Walraven van Meurs (1433–1449)

The Utrecht Schism (Dutch: Utrechts Schisma) was a diocesan feud in the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht from 1423 to 1449. The legitimate prince-bishop of Utrecht was at issue. The war of succession was fought by Zweder van Culemborg and his brother Walraven van Meurs [nl] against Rudolf van Diepholt. The conflict mixed with the existing Utrecht factionalism between the Lichtenbergers and Lokhorsten (called 'Gunterlingen' until 1413) and with the Hook and Cod wars raging in the County of Holland. Some scholars consider the Utrecht Schism to have ended in 1429.[1][2]

  1. ^ Encarta-encyclopedie Winkler Prins (1993–2002) s.v. "Lichtenbergers en Lokhorsten". Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum.
  2. ^ Nuyens, Willem Jan Frans (1873). Algemeene geschiedenis des Nederlandschen volks, van de vroegste tijden tot op onze dagen, Deel 2. Amsterdam. pp. 90–91. Retrieved 12 January 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)