Biography of William Jülich V Duke Jülich 1299-1361

Paternal Family Tree: Julich

Around 1299 William Jülich V Duke Jülich was born to Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich (age 49) and Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich.

Before 13th December 1299 [his father] Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich (age 49) and [his mother] Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich were married. She by marriage Countess Jülich. He the son of [his grandfather] William Jülich IV Count Jülich and [his grandmother] Richardis Guelders Countess Jülich.

On 26th February 1324 William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 25) and Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 9) were married. She the daughter of William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland (age 38) and Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault (age 30). He the son of Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich (age 74) and Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich. They were half third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

In 1325 [his son] Gerhard Jülich VI Count Berg and Ravensberg was born to William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 26).

Around 1327 [his son] William Jülich I Duke Jülich was born to William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 28).

Marriage of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault

On 24th January 1328 King Edward III of England (age 15) and [his sister-in-law] Philippa of Hainault (age 13) were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She was crowned the same day. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland (age 42) and [his mother-in-law] Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault (age 34). He the son of King Edward II of England and Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 33). They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

The marriage was the quid pro quo for her father William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland having supported his mother Isabella of France Queen Consort England and Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 40) returning to England to usurp the throne of Edward's father King Edward II of England.

On 29th July 1328 [his father] Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich (age 78) died. His son William (age 29) succeeded V Count Jülich.

Around 1330 [his daughter] Isabella aka Elizabeth Julich Countess Kent was born to William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 31) and [his wife] Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 15).

In 1334 [his brother-in-law] William Hainault II Count Hainault (age 27) and Joanna Reginar Duchess Brabant (age 12) were married. She the daughter of John Brabant III Duke Brabant (age 33) and Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant (age 31). He the son of [his father-in-law] William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland (age 48) and [his mother-in-law] Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault (age 40). They were half second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 7th June 1337 [his father-in-law] William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland (age 51) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William (age 30) succeeded II Count Hainault. Joanna Reginar Duchess Brabant (age 15) by marriage Countess Hainault.

In 1340 William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 41) was created 1st Earl Cambridge. The creation somewhat vague; he was the brother-in-law of King Edward III of England (age 27); his wife [his wife] Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 25) was the sister of [his sister-in-law] Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 25).

On 26th September 1345 [his brother-in-law] William Hainault II Count Hainault (age 38) died. His sister [his sister-in-law] Margaret (age 33) succeeded II Countess Hainault. Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 63) by marriage Count Hainault.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 3rd April 1348 [his son-in-law] John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent (age 17) and [his daughter] Isabella aka Elizabeth Julich Countess Kent (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 49) and [his wife] Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 33). He the son of Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 51). They were half second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

In 1352 [his brother-in-law] John "Sans Terre" Artois 1st Count of Eu (age 30) was created 1st Count Eu.

On 11th July 1352 [his brother-in-law] John "Sans Terre" Artois 1st Count of Eu (age 30) and Isabeau Melun Countess Eu (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. She the daughter of John Melun 1st Count Tancarville (age 62). He the son of Robert III Artois and [his mother-in-law] Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault.

In 1354 [his son-in-law] Engelbert La Marck III Count La Marck (age 20) and [his daughter] Richardis Jülich Countess Mark were married. She by marriage Countess Mark. She the daughter of William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 55) and [his wife] Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 39). He the son of Adolph La Marck II Count La Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess Mark. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

In 1357 William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 58) was created I Duke Guelders. [his wife] Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 42) by marriage Duchess Guelders.

In 1360 [his daughter] Richardis Jülich Countess Mark died.

On 18th May 1360 [his son] Gerhard Jülich VI Count Berg and Ravensberg (age 35) died.

On 25th February 1361 William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 62) died. His son [his son] William (age 34) succeeded I Duke Jülich. Earl Cambridge extinct. The provenance of this title is vague. It isn't entirely clear when he was created Earl of Cambridge, or whether it was for life only, or if he renounced it; his son didn't succeed to it.

In 1374 [his former wife] Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 59) died.

[his daughter] Richardis Jülich Countess Mark was born to William Jülich V Duke Jülich and Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders.