Gerard I of Guelders
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Gerard I of Guelders was Count of Guelders (Gelre in Dutch). He was born as Gerard of Wassenberg, the son of Dietrich of Wassenberg. He was the first count of Guelders.
He may have been married to Clementia of Aquitaine, although that proposed marriage seems to be based on a falsified document . It is also possible that he married an unmamed daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy
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Gerard had three children:
He may have been married to Clementia of Aquitaine, although that proposed marriage seems to be based on a falsified document . It is also possible that he married an unmamed daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy
William I, Count of Burgundy
William I , called the Great , was Count of Burgundy and Mâcon from 1057 to 1087. He was a son of Renaud I and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy...
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Gerard had three children:
- Jutta of Wassenberg, married Waleran II of LimburgWaleran, Duke of Lower LorraineWaleran II , called Paganus meaning "the Pagan", probably due to a late baptism, was the Duke of Limburg and Count of Arlon from his father's death in about 1119 until his own twenty years later...
. - Yolande of Wassenberg (Yolande of Gueldres), married 1) Baldwin III, Count of HainautBaldwin III, Count of HainautBaldwin III was count of Hainaut from 1098 to his death. He was son of Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut and Ida of Leuven.-History:Baldwin succeeded to the county of Hainaut in 1102. Baldwin married Yolande of Guelders at a young age. He had been betrothed to Adelaide of Maurienne, a niece of Countess...
and 2) Godfrey II de Ribemont Châtelain de Valenciennes - Gerard II, Count of GueldersGerard II, Count of GueldersGerard II was Count of Guelders from March 1129, following his father's death, until his own death on October 24, 1131.Gerard married Ermgard of Zutphen, daughter of Otto II, Count of Zutphen and Judith of Arnstein...
married Ermengarde of ZutphenErmengarde of ZutphenErmengarde of Zutphen was countess of Zutphen , succeeding her elder brother Henry II, Count of Zutphen...
, daughter of Otto II, Count of ZutphenOtto II, Count of ZutphenOtto II, Count of Zutphen was a Dutch nobleman from the early 12th century. Otto was the son of Gottschalk, Count of Zutphen and Adelheid of Zutphen.Otto's maternal grandfather may be Otto of Hammerstein, who may have been the first count of Zutphen...
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