# Last Feud

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{{Short description|16th century conflict in what is now northern Germany}}
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thumb|Memorial stone in Heide
'''Last Feud''' (1559) was a conflict that ended the independence of [Dithmarschen](/source/Dithmarschen), a self-governing peasant republic in what is now northern [Germany](/source/Germany). A coalition led by King [Frederick II of Denmark](/source/Frederick_II_of_Denmark) and his uncles Duke [Adolf I](/source/Adolf%2C_Duke_of_Holstein-Gottorp) and Duke [John the Elder](/source/John_II%2C_Duke_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev), launched an invasion to bring the region under control.<ref>{{Cite web |title=schleswig-holstein.de - Landesgeschichte - Schleswig-Holstein - Dithmarschens letzte Fehde |url=https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/fachinhalte/L/landeskundegeschichte/Chronologie_Augenblicke_Landesgeschichte/1559_LetzteFehdeDithmarschen.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=www.schleswig-holstein.de}}</ref>

The campaign was led by General [Johann Rantzau](/source/Johann_Rantzau), whose forces defeated the Dithmarschen militia and captured key towns, including [Meldorf](/source/Meldorf) and [Heide](/source/Heede%2C_Schleswig-Holstein).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Anne Mette |date=2024-03-15 |title=The Danish Conquest of Dithmarschen |url=https://manuscript.ku.dk/motm/the-danish-conquest-of-dithmarschen/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=manuscript.ku.dk |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:Conflicts in 1559
Category:Dithmarschen
Category:Wars involving Denmark
Category:Wars involving the Holy Roman Empire
Category:History of Schleswig-Holstein
Category:16th-century conflicts
Category:Military history of Germany
Category:Peasant revolts
Category:Feuds

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