Battle of Lucka
Battle of Lucka | |||||||
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Battle memorial in Lucka | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire |
Margraviate of Meissen | ||||||
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Albert I of Habsburg Frederick IV of Hohenzollern | Frederick I of Wettin |
The Battle of Lucka occurred on 31 May 1307 near the village of Lucka. The settlement was first mentioned in 1320, but had already existed for around 700 years before that. Lucka is located in the Altenburger Land district of Thuringia.
The battle was fought between the German king
Within the disorder of the Great Interregnum after the end of the
Frederick I of Meissen, eldest son of Albert II, and his younger brother
The long-term dispute continued under Adolf's successor King Albert I of Habsburg, who tried to get the possession of the "reverted" Wettin lands and in 1307 started a campaign against Frederick I. Their troops met at Lucka, where the royal army fought under the command of Burgrave Frederick IV of Hohenzollern, but was finally defeated. This victory guaranteed the continuation of the House of Wettin. Today, the citizens of Lucka believe that their city received its town charter as a result of this victory.