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3 unusual facts about Lordship of Anholt


Lordship of Anholt

It had received town privileges in 1347 and finally was incorporated into the City of Isselburg in 1975.

The Lordship bordered three larger states: the Duchy of Guelders, the Bishopric of Münster, and the Duchy of Cleves.

In 1512 the forces of Guelders under Duke Charles of Egmond occupied Anholt, as the Bronckhorst counts had sided with his rival Philip I of Castile, and could not be induced to release it until in 1537 they were paid a significant ransom.



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