▁the ▁other ▁side ▁the ▁Count s ▁of ▁Mark ▁took ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁aff irm ▁their ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁C ologne ▁and ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Count s ▁of ▁Lo on , ▁Te ck len burg , ▁and ▁Wal deck ▁al lied ▁with ▁B rab ant ▁and ▁Berg . ▁The ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁C ologne , ▁eager ▁to ▁em an cip ate ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁Arch bishop ' s ▁rule , ▁also ▁joined ▁this ▁al liance . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁decis ive ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wor r ingen ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 8 , ▁won ▁by ▁Duke ▁John ▁I ▁of ▁B rab ant ▁and ▁his ▁al lies , ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lim burg ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁B rab ant . ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁C ologne ▁gained ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Arch bishop ric ▁and ▁finally ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁an ▁Imperial ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 2 8 0 s ▁conflicts ▁Category : 1 3 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : History ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁Lim burg ▁Su cc ession ▁Category : D uch y ▁of ▁Lim burg ▁Lim burg ▁Category : 1 2 8 0 s ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : 1 2 8 3 ▁in ▁Europe <0x0A> </s> ▁Age y ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁C ô te - d ' Or ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁Bour g ogne - Fran che - Com té ▁region ▁of ▁eastern ▁France