Siege of Nykøbing

Coordinates: 54°46′18″N 11°51′56″E / 54.77165°N 11.86545°E

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Siege of Nykøbing Castle

Part of the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370)

Last remaining part of Nykøbing Castle (2018)

Date	? – 15 August 1368
Location	Nykøbing Castle, Falster, Denmark 54°46′18″N 11°51′56″E / 54.77165°N 11.86545°E / 54.77165; 11.86545
Result	Swedish victory
Territorial changes	Falster falls into Swedish rule

Belligerents

Sweden

Hanseatic League

Denmark

Commanders and leaders

Heinrich

Henning Aldestorf

Units involved

Unknown

Nykøbing garrison

Strength

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

v t e Danish–Hanseatic Wars (1361–1370)
Gotland Mästerby Visby First war 1st Helsingborg Second war Copenhagen 2nd Helsingborg Kolding Vordingborg Nykøbing Lindholmen

The siege of Nykøbing or the siege of Nykøbing Castle (Danish: Belejringen af Nykøbing Slot), was a siege of Nykøbing Castle, Falster, between Danish and Swedish forces during the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370). The siege ended in a Swedish victory, though the Danes were able to achieve a good instrument of surrender.^[1]

Background

In 1367 the Confederation of Cologne together with Holstein and Sweden attacked Denmark.^[2] Albert, King of Sweden made successful campaigns in Scania taking Lund, Ystad, and Simrishamn. From here, Albert promised to make an expedition to the Danish Isles, although he could not participate because of wounds or illness. Instead, Albert's son, Duke Henrik, would lead the combined Swedish-Hanseatic expedition.^[3]

Expedition and siege

The first goal was the island of Møn, in which the city of Stege fell.^[4] Hereafter the Swedes moved to Falster, where they began besieging Nykøbing Castle.^[4] The leader of the castle, Henning Aldestorf, defended the castle bravely,^[1] although he would surrender on 15 August.^[4] However, because of his brave actions, Duke Henrik allowed him to keep the castle if reinforcements from Valdemar IV of Denmark came before the next St. Michael's Day.^[4]^[5] If reinforcements had not come until then, then the Mecklenburgian Fikke Moltke would have taken over the castle as a subject of Albert of Sweden.^[4]^[5]

Aftermath

Presumably, Danish reinforcements did not come, because in 1370 Fikke Moltke acknowledged his mortgage to Albert of Sweden.^[5] With the presumed takeover of Falster, the Swedish troops moved to raid Lolland.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Lundbye 1939, p. 190.
^ Reisnert 2015, p. 206.
^ Reinhardt 1880, p. 433.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Reinhardt 1880, p. 434.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lerdam 1996, p. 87.

Works cited

v t e Falster, Denmark
Towns and villages	Aastrup Eskilstrup Gedser Guldborg Hasselø Plantage Horbelev Idestrup Marielyst Nordbyen Nørre Alslev Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Strandhuse Orehoved Ønslev Øster Kippinge Sønder Vedby Skovhuse Stubbekøbing Systofte Skovby Tingsted Torkilstrup Væggerløse
Localities	Hesnæs Kraghave Virket
Culture and attractions	Czarens Hus (Nykøbing's city museum) Danmarks Traktormuseum Falster Crocodile Zoo Guldborgsund Zoo Middelaldercentret
Churches	Aastrup Church Abbey Church, Nykøbing Brarup Church Eskilstrup Church Gedser Church Nørre Alslev Church Stubbekøbing Church Tingsted Church Torkilstrup Church Væggerløse Church
Manor houses	Corselitze Gammel Kirstineberg Gjedsergaard Orupgaard Valnæsgård Vennerslund
Other landmarks	Bøtø Nor Pumping Station Ejegod Windmill Generalens Lysthus Gåbense Færgegård Karleby Rectory Nykøbing Latin School Orehoved Lighthouse Torkilstrup Windmill Torkilstrup Rectory
Geography	Corselitze Forest Gedser Odde Grønsund Guldborgsund Kalvø Storstrømmen
History	1872 Baltic Sea flood Falsters Virke Jørgen Ringnis Mecklenburg Ancestral Table Nykøbing Castle Siege of Nykøbing Johan Frederik Classen
Transport	E47 Farø Bridges Frederick IX Bridge Gedser Station Guldborgsund Bridge Nykøbing Falster railway station Scandlines South Line Storstrøm Bridge
Other	Diocese of Lolland–Falster Guldborgsund Municipality Det Classenske Fideicommis

Reinhardt, Christian (1880). Valdemar Atterdag og hans Kongegjerning (in Danish). Gad. p. 443.
Lundbye, Peter (1939). Danmarks riges genopretter, skildret i ny historisk belysning efter de samtidige kilders beretning (in Danish). E. Munkagaard.
Lerdam, Henrik (1996). Danske len og lensmænd 1370-1443 (in Danish). Museum Tusculanum.
Reisnert, Anders (2015). The Siege and Storm of Lindholmen during the Second Hanseatic War (1368-1369) (PDF). Sweden: DR. RUDOLF HABELT GMBH • BONN.

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References

Works cited