er an ▁IV , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lim burg ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 0 , ▁and ▁his ▁only ▁daughter ▁Er m eng arde ▁of ▁Lim burg ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 3 . ▁Wal er an ▁IV ▁had ▁no ▁sons ▁and ▁Er m eng arde ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁Er mer gar de ▁had ▁married ▁Regin ald ▁I ▁of ▁Gu eld ers , ▁who ▁now ▁claimed ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lim burg . ▁However , ▁Wal er an ' s ▁nep hew ▁Adolf ▁VIII ▁of ▁Berg , ▁son ▁of ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁Adolf ▁VII ▁of ▁Berg , ▁also ▁claimed ▁the ▁Duch y . ▁Unable ▁to ▁assert ▁his ▁claims , ▁he ▁sold ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 3 ▁to ▁the ▁mighty ▁John ▁I , ▁Duke ▁of ▁B rab ant . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 2 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 2 8 8 , ▁several ▁smaller ▁confront ations ▁occurred ▁between ▁both ▁sides , ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁decis ive . ▁Meanwhile , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁local ▁powers ▁chose ▁sides . ▁Sieg fried ▁II ▁of ▁West er burg , ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁C ologne ▁and ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁Elect or ate ▁of ▁C ologne , ▁traditional ▁enemy ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁B rab ant , ▁for ged ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Regin ald ▁I , ▁joined ▁by ▁Henry ▁VI , ▁Count ▁of ▁Luxemb ourg , ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Wal er an ▁I ▁of ▁Luxemb ourg , ▁Lord ▁of ▁L igny , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁Adolf , ▁King ▁of ▁Germany . ▁On