Biography of Reginald I Count Guelders 1255-1326

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In 1182 [his son-in-law] Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves and [his daughter] Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves were married. She the daughter of Reginald I Count Guelders and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant.

In 1240 [his father] Otto II Duke Guelders and Margaretha Cleves (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Dietrich Cleves V Count Cleves and Mathilda Dinslaken Countess Cleves. He the son of [his grandfather] Gerard III Count Guelders and [his grandmother] Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Stephen I England.

Before 1250 Raoul Coucy II Lord Coucy and [his mother] Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Simon Dammartin and [his grandmother] Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 50). They were third cousins.

In 1253 [his father] Otto II Duke Guelders and [his mother] Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Simon Dammartin and [his grandmother] Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu. He the son of [his grandfather] Gerard III Count Guelders and [his grandmother] Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Stephen I England.

In 1255 Reginald I Count Guelders was born to Otto II Duke Guelders and Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England.

On 10th January 1271 Reginald I Count Guelders (age 16) succeeded I Duke Guelders.

In 1276 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 Otto II Duke Guelders and Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England.

In 1280 [his mother] Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu died.

On 14th November 1282 Alexander Dunkeld Prince Scotland (age 18) and [his future wife] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 10) were married. She the daughter of [his future father-in-law] Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 56) and [his future mother-in-law] 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.

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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.

In 1286 Reginald I Count Guelders (age 31) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 14) were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 60) and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders (age 39). He the son of Otto II Duke Guelders and 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.

Around 1287 Hugh Chatillon II Count Blois and [his sister-in-law] Beatrix Dampierre Countess Blois were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 61) and [his mother-in-law] Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders (age 40). He the son of Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol (age 60) and Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol (age 63). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 4th October 1290 [his brother-in-law] John Dampierre Bishop Metz Bishop Liège (age 40) died.

On 5th April 1291 [his sister-in-law] Beatrix Dampierre (age 31) died.

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

On 7th March 1305 [his father-in-law] Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 79) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Robert (age 56) succeeded III Count Flanders.

In 1307 [his sister-in-law] Beatrix Dampierre Countess Blois died.

In 1308 [his brother-in-law] John Dampierre I Marquis Namur (age 41) and Margaret Bourbon (age 19) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont (age 52) and Beatrice Burgundy (age 51). He the son of [his father-in-law] Guy Dampierre Count Flanders and [his mother-in-law] Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1308 [his son-in-law] Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves (age 17) and [his daughter] Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves were married. She the daughter of Reginald I Count Guelders (age 53) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant. He the son of Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves and Margaret Kiburg Laufenburg Countess Cleves. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

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

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

On 17th September 1322 [his brother-in-law] Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders (age 73) died. His grandson Louis (age 18) succeeded I Count Flanders.

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

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

[his daughter] Philippa Guelders was born to Reginald I Count Guelders and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant.

[his daughter] Elisabeth Guelders Abbess Cologne was born to Reginald I Count Guelders and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant.

[his son] Guy Guelders was born to Reginald I Count Guelders and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant.

Raoul Lusignan II Count of Eu and [his mother] Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Simon Dammartin and [his grandmother] Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu.

[his daughter] Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves was born to Reginald I Count Guelders and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant.