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Biography of Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 1438-1477

Paternal Family Tree: Egmont

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Silesia

Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders was appointed Order of the Golden Fleece.

On 23rd July 1423 [his father] Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders (age 13) and [his mother] Catherine La Marck (age 6) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves (age 49) and [his grandmother] Marie Valois Duchess Cleves (age 30).

On 12th February 1438 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders was born to Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders (age 27) and Catherine La Marck (age 20) at Grave.

In 1463 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 24) and Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 58). He the son of Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders (age 52) and Catherine La Marck (age 45). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1465 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 26) was appointed Count Zutphen.

In 1467 [his daughter] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine was born to Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 28) and [his wife] Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.50%.

In 1467 [his son] Charles Egmont 3rd Duchess Guelders was born to Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 28) and [his wife] Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.50%.

On 21st May 1469 [his wife] Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 29) died.

On 23rd February 1473 [his father] Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders (age 62) died. His son Adolf (age 35) succeeded 2nd Duke Guelders.

On 27th June 1477 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 39) died at Tournai [Map]. He was buried at Tournai Cathedral [Map]. His son [his son] Charles (age 10) succeeded 3rd Duke Guelders.

Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 1438-1477 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 1438-1477

Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 1438-1477

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia

Ancestors of Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 1438-1477

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egmont

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont

GrandFather: John Egmont

Father: Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders

Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck II Count La Marck

Great x 1 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves

Great x 3 Grandfather: Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Kiburg Laufenburg Countess Cleves

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cleves Countess Mark 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald I Count Guelders 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandFather: Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Jülich V Duke Jülich 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerhard Jülich VI Count Berg and Ravensberg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Mother: Catherine La Marck 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 1 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Brabant III Duke Brabant Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia