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Christmas Truce at the Siege of Weinsberg (1140)
In December 1140 Conrad III besieged Weinsberg castle in Württemberg held by Welf nobles;…
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- 1140Weinsberg castle · WürttembergIn the Welf-Hohenstaufen civil war Conrad III besieged Weinsberg; Welf nobles and their families held the castle, and the fighting dragged on to year's end.
- 1140Weinsberg castle · WürttembergOn the eve of Christmas the two sides agreed a truce, and Conrad promised the women and children could take whatever they could carry. The defenders' wives carried their husbands out on their backs; moved by their loyalty, Conrad pardoned the garrison and the castle fell.
Sources
- Germany in the High Middle Ages: c.1050–1200 — Horst Fuhrmann (1986)
- The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe — George Holmes (ed.) (1988)