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Dukes of Guelders



 
 
House of Wassenberg
The first count of Guelders was Gerard IV of Wassenberg, lord of Wassenberg.

During Reinoud III's reign, the county of Guelders became a duchy.



House of Wassenberg
During Reinoud III's reign, the county of Guelders was elevated to a duchy.



House of Egmond


Arnold sold the duchy of Guelders to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who was recognized by the Holy Roman Emperor as Duke of Guelders.

House of Habsburg
Habsburg

The House of Habsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known as supplying all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of Spanish Empire and the Austrian Empire....



House of Egmond
The Egmond family did not abandon their claims to Guelders and Charles of Egmond conquered the duchy in 1492.






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List of Counts of Guelders


House of Wassenberg


The first count of Guelders was Gerard IV of Wassenberg, lord of Wassenberg.

During Reinoud III's reign, the county of Guelders became a duchy.

  • before 1096–about 1129 : Gerard I
    Gerard I of Guelders

    Gerard I of Guelders was Count of Guelders . He married twice, once to Cl?mence of Aquitaine....
  • about 1129–about 1131 : Gerard II the tall, son of
  • about 1131–1182 : Henry I, son of
    • about 1160–about 1181 : Gerard, regent, son of
  • 1182–1207 : Otto I, son of
  • 1207–1229 : Gerard III, son of
  • 1229–1271 : Otto II the lame, son of
  • 1271–1318 : Reinoud I, son of
  • 1318–1343 : Reinoud II the black, son of
  • 1343–1361 : Reinoud III the fat
    Reginald III of Guelders

    Reginald III of Guelders, known as The Fat, born May 13, 1333, died December 4, 1371, was Dukes of Guelders and Count de Zutphen from 1343 to 1361, and again in 1371....
    , son of


List of Dukes of Guelders


House of Wassenberg


During Reinoud III's reign, the county of Guelders was elevated to a duchy.

  • 1343–1361 : Reinoud III the fat
    Reginald III of Guelders

    Reginald III of Guelders, known as The Fat, born May 13, 1333, died December 4, 1371, was Dukes of Guelders and Count de Zutphen from 1343 to 1361, and again in 1371....
    • 1343–1344 : Eleonor, regent, daughter of Edward II of England
      Edward II of England

      Edward II, of Caernarfon, was Kingdom of England from 1307 until he was deposition in January 1327. His tendency to ignore his nobility in favour of low-born favourites led to constant political unrest and his eventual deposition....
      , wife of Reinoud II
  • 1361–1371 : Edward, brother of Reinoud III
  • 1371-1371 : Reinoud III the fat


House of Jülich-Hengebach


  • 1371–1402 : William I, nephew of
    • 1371–1377 : William, regent, father of
  • 1402–1423 : Reinoud IV, brother of


House of Egmond


  • 1423–1465 : Arnold, grandson of Reinoud IV's sister
    • 1423–1436 : John, regent, father of
  • 1465–1471 : Adolf, son of
  • 1471–1473 : Arnold


Arnold sold the duchy of Guelders to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who was recognized by the Holy Roman Emperor as Duke of Guelders.

House of Burgundy
Burgundy

Burgundy is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland....


  • 1473–1477 : Charles I the Bold
  • 1478–1482 : Mary the Rich
    Mary of Burgundy

    Mary, called Mary the Rich , was suo jure Duke of Burgundy from 1477 – 1482. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, she was the heiress to the vast Burgundian domains in France and the Low Countries upon her father's death in the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477....
    , wife of Maximillian
    Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

    Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....


House of Habsburg
Habsburg

The House of Habsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known as supplying all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of Spanish Empire and the Austrian Empire....


  • 1477–1482 : Maximillian
    Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

    Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
    , regent by marriage, father of
    • 1482–1492 : Philip I the Handsome, son of


House of Egmond


The Egmond family did not abandon their claims to Guelders and Charles of Egmond conquered the duchy in 1492. He remained in power with support of the French king.

  • 1492–1538 : Charles II, son of Adolf


House of Cleves


  • 1538–1543 : William II the rich
    Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

    William ?the Rich? was a Duke of J?lich-Cleves-Berg .William was born in and died in D?sseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Cleves, Duke of J?lich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria of J?lich-Berg....
    , ...


House of Habsburg


...

  • 1543–1555 : Charles III
    Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I of Spain, of the Spanish realms from 1516 until his abdication in 1556....
  • 1555–1598 : Philip II
    Philip II of Spain

    Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, List of monarchs of Naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England, as husband of Mary I of England, from 1554 to 1558, lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories, such as Duke or Count; and King of Portugal as Philip I...
    , son of


The Duchy now reverted to its traditional owners, the Paats family and the van Dijck-Egmond family.

Guelders in popular culture


William Thatcher, the lead character in the 2001 film A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale (film)

A Knight's Tale is a 2001 in film action film/adventure film/romantic comedy film directed, produced, and written by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, and Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer....
 played by Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger

Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian television and film actor. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his movie career....
 claimed to be Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein
Ulrich von Liechtenstein

Ulrich von Liechtenstein was a medieval Nobility, knight, politician, and minnesanger. He was born in 1200 in Murau, located in present day Austria....
 from Gelderland
Gelderland

Gelderland is a Provinces of the Netherlands of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem....
 so as to appear to be of noble birth and thus qualify to participate in jousting.

See also


  • Duchy of Guelders


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