Biography of Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders 1295-1343

In 1276 [his father] Reginald I Count Guelders (age 21) and Ermengarde Luxemburg I Duchess Limburg were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Waleran Luxemburg IV Duke Limburg and Judith Kleve Duchess Limburg. He the son of [his grandfather] Otto II Duke Guelders and [his grandmother] Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England.

On 14th November 1282 Alexander Dunkeld Prince Scotland (age 18) and [his mother] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 10) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 56) and [his grandmother] Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders (age 35). He the son of King Alexander III of Scotland (age 41) and Margaret Queen of Scotland. They were half third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1286 [his father] Reginald I Count Guelders (age 31) and [his mother] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 14) were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 60) and [his grandmother] Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders (age 39). He the son of [his grandfather] Otto II Duke Guelders and [his grandmother] Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1295 Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders was born to Reginald I Count Guelders (age 40) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 23).

On 11th January 1311 Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 16) and Sophia Berthout Berthout were married. He the son of Reginald I Count Guelders (age 56) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 39).

In 1318 [his father] Reginald I Count Guelders (age 63) was imprisoned by his son Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 23) who effectively ruled Guelders thereafter.

In 1320 [his daughter] Marguerite Guelders was born to Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 25) and [his wife] Sophia Berthout Berthout.

In 1325 [his daughter] Mathilde Guelders Countess Blois and Cleves was born to Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 30) and [his wife] Sophia Berthout Berthout.

On 9th October 1326 [his father] Reginald I Count Guelders (age 71) died. His son Reginald (age 31) succeeded II Count Guelders.

In 1331 [his mother] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 59) died.

In May 1332 Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 37) and Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 13) were married at Nijmegen [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. His second marriage; he had four daughters from his first marriage. He subsequently sent her from court to Deventer Abbey [Map] in 1336 under the pretext that she had leprosy. He subsequently tried to annul the marriage but she contested the annulment by proving she wasn't a leper. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of King Edward II of England and Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 37). He the son of Reginald I Count Guelders and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Stephen I England.

On 13th May 1333 [his son] Reginald III Duke Guelders was born to Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 38) and [his wife] Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 14). He a grandson of King Edward II of England.

On 12th March 1336 [his son] Edward Duke Guelders was born to Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 41) and [his wife] Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 17). He a grandson of King Edward II of England.

On 30th September 1336 [his brother-in-law] John of Eltham 1st Earl Cornwall (age 20) died at Perth [Map]. Earl Cornwall extinct. He was buried at the east side of the doorway to the Chapel of St Edmund, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His monument comprises a head of the statue encircled by a coronet of large and small leaves, remarkable for being the earliest specimen of the kind. The details of plate-armour, surcoat, gorget, coroneted helmet, with other accessories, give great antiquarian interest to this work. It was formerly surmounted by a canopy, of which, however, no traces are now visible.

In 1339 Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 44) was created I Duke Guelders.

On 12th October 1343 Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 48) died from a fall from a horse at Arnhem [Map]. His son [his son] Reginald (age 10) succeeded III Duke Guelders. His wife acted as Regent to her nine year old son for two years.

On 22nd April 1355 [his former wife] Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 36) died. She was buried at Deventer Abbey [Map].

[his daughter] Elisabeth Guelders was born to Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders and Sophia Berthout Berthout.

[his daughter] Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich was born to Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders and Sophia Berthout Berthout.