Round 18: Tossup 3

This city’s people sought a duke’s help against a “robber-barons’ nest” that threatened their trade, according to Jan van Heelu’s (“yan van HEH-loo’s”) rhyming chronicle about one battle. A hearing at the House of the Rich prompted a member of this city’s Mühlengasse (“MOO-lun-gas-uh”) family to flee manslaughter charges. Stephen of Cloyes (“k’lwah”) and a boy named Nicholas from this city both (10[1])preached (-5[1])Children’s Crusades. (10[2])With (-5[1])Brabant’s aid, this city gained independence from its archbishop after the Battle of Worringen (“VOR-ing-un”). Agrippina (10[1])the Younger named the Roman settlement (10[2])that became this (10[1])city. At Barbarossa’s behest, (10[2])Rainald (“RYE-nuld”) von Dassel moved the Three Kings’ relics to this (10[1])city. (10[1])The archbishops of Mainz (“MINE’ts”), Trier (10[2])(“treer”) and (10[1])this city (10[1])were ecclesiastical (10[4])electors (10[1])of the Holy Roman (10[1])Emperor. For 10 points, over 600 years of construction were needed for the tall cathedral of which city (10[1])on the Rhine? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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