battle, medieval

Battle of Frankfurt

Name: Battle of Frankfurt
Location: Frankfurt, Germany

Battle of Frankfurt was a battle fought in 1246 at Frankfurt, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Frankfurt. It was part of the Crusade against the Hohenstaufen, which ran from 1240 to 1268. The recorded result: Papalist–Crusader victory.

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Fought1246

WhereFrankfurt, Germany50.111N, 8.682E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePapalist–Crusader victory

BelligerentsHenry Raspe, king backed by the popeagainstConrad IV, king backed by the emperor

Part ofCrusade against the Hohenstaufen1240 to 1268

Where it sits in the Crusade against the Hohenstaufen

4 placed engagements of the Crusade against the Hohenstaufen in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1246 (year precision)
Place	Frankfurt, Germany 50.111N, 8.682E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength		3,000

Placed at Frankfurt; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Bergen 1759, 7.1 km NE
Kronberger feud 1389, 9.3 km NW
Battle of Höchst 1622, 9.4 km W
Battle of Höchst 1795, 9.8 km W
Battle of Hanau 1813, 17 km E

In the same war

After: Siege of Aachen 1248
All 4 engagements of Crusade against the Hohenstaufen

Elsewhere in 1246

Battle of Frankfurt is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17326070, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Frankfurt (1246), revision 1370441052, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.