Stedingen is an area north of Bremen in the delta of the Weser river in north-western Germany. In 1106, five Dutchmen journeyed from the mouth of the...

of his cousin Hildebold of Wunstorf against Rüstringen, Östringen and Stedingen. When the feud had ended, he kept the territories he had conquered. After...

Oldenburg; in return, he assisted Bremen against the rebellious farmers in Stedingen. He also fought many feuds against his liege lords, against his cousins...

(1233–1234) was a Papally sanctioned war against the rebellious peasants of Stedingen. The Stedinger were free farmers and subjects of the Prince-Archbishopric...

especially the Archbishop of Bremen's crusade against rebellious peasants of Stedingen. Pope Gregory IX, who had authorised the crusade, excommunicated Henry...

Crusade in 1234. In so doing he won Moorriem, Holle, and Elsfleth from Stedingen and freed himself from the archiepiscopal sovereignty. He also waged war...

Foregeest (Thedinghauser Vorgeest). Downstream of Bremen, the marshlands of Stedingen come close to the Weser. The river is separated from the northwestern...

Notable 'peasant republics' in this area included Butjadingen, Stadland, Stedingen, Land Wursten, Land Hadeln and Dithmarschen. Some of these peasant republics...

Altenesch A crusader army (Stedinger Crusade) defeats the rebel peasants of Stedingen. 1235 Battle of Kirina Sundiata Keita decisively defeats Sumanguru Kante...

on both sides. He organized the crusade against the rural citizens of Stedingen. Under his rule, the first bridge across the Weser in Bremen was built...