Wars of Liège
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The Wars of Liège were a series of three rebellions by the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, in the town of Liège in modern-day Belgium, against the expanding Burgundian State between 1465 and 1468. On each occasion, the rebels were defeated by Burgundian forces commanded by Charles the Bold and the city was twice burned to the ground.
Silver coin of Louis de Bourbon, dating to 1465.
Depiction of the sack of Liège in 1468 by Barthélemy Vieillevoye (1842)
The re-erection of the Liège Perron, the symbol of local autonomy, in 1478 after the end of Burgundian rule.
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
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The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Principality of Liège was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that was situated for the most part in present-day Belgium. It was an Imperial Estate, so the bishop of Liège, as its prince, had a seat and a vote in the Imperial Diet. The Prince-Bishopric of Liège should not be confused with the Diocese of Liège, which was larger and over which the prince-bishop exercised only the usual responsibilities of a bishop.
Prince-Bishop Johann Theodor of Bavaria at a court concert at Liège
The Archiepiscopal Palace at Liège
The martyrdom of Saint Lambert
The building of Saint Martin began 965 under the reign of Heraclius