Biography of Reginald III Duke Guelders 1333-1371

Paternal Family Tree: Guelders

Maternal Family Tree: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

On 11 Jan 1311 [his father] Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 16) and Sophia Berthout Berthout were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Reginald I Count Guelders (age 56) and [his grandmother] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 39).

In May 1332 [his father] Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 37) and [his mother] 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 [his grandfather] King Edward II of England and [his grandmother] Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 37). He the son of [his grandfather] Reginald I Count Guelders and [his grandmother] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders. They were second cousin once removed.

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

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

On 01 Jul 1347 Reginald III Duke Guelders (age 14) and Marie of Brabant Duchess of Guelders (age 22) were married. She the daughter of John Brabant III Duke Brabant (age 47) and Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant. He the son of Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders and Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 29). They were second cousins. He a grandson of King Edward II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In or before 1348 Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders (age 17) and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Nevers, Countess Flanders. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John Brabant III Duke Brabant (age 47) and Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant. He the son of Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders and Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders (age 38). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 05 Dec 1355 [his father-in-law] John Brabant III Duke Brabant (age 55) died. His daughter [his sister-in-law] Joanna Reginar Duchess Brabant (age 33) succeeded as Duchess Brabant.

In 1361 [his brother] Edward Duke Guelders (age 24) succeeded Duke Guelders when he captured and imprisoned his brother Reginald III Duke Guelders (age 27).

After 24 Aug 1371 Reginald III Duke Guelders (age 38) was released from prison and became Duke Guelders for the brief period before his death four months later.

On 04 Dec 1371 Reginald III Duke Guelders (age 38) died without issue. The Duke Guelders title passed to his sisters and their husband's resulting in a war of succession with William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich (age 7), son of his sister [his half-sister] Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich eventually succeeding.

On 01 Mar 1399 [his former wife] Marie of Brabant Duchess of Guelders (age 74) died.

Froissart Book 1 Chapter 4. This [his grandfather] king Edward the second was married to [his grandmother] Isabel, the daughter of Philip le Beau king of France, who was one of the fairest ladies of the world. The king had by her two sons and two daughters. The first son was the noble and hardy [his uncle] king Edward the third, of whom this history is begun. The second was named [his uncle] John, and died young. The first of the daughters was called [his aunt] Isabel, married to the young king David of Scotland, son to king Robert de Bruce, married in her tender youth by the accord of both realms of England and Scotland for to make perfect peace. The other [his mother] daughter was married to the [his father] earl Raynold, who after was called duke of Gueldres, and he had by her two sons, Raynold and [his brother] Edward, who after reigned in great puissance.

Ancestors of Reginald III Duke Guelders 1333-1371

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry I Count Guelders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto I Count Guelders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerard III Count Guelders

Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria

Great x 3 Grandmother: Richardis Wittelsbach Countess Guelders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Loon Duchess Bavaria

Great x 1 Grandfather: Otto II Duke Guelders 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Metz 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandFather: Reginald I Count Guelders 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin

Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud II Count Clermont

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois

Great x 1 Grandmother: Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montgomery I Count Ponthieu

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance of Castile

Father: Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dampierre

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Dampierre II Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archambaud Bouron

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Bouron

Great x 1 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre Count Flanders 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainault

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne

GrandMother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandmother: Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Erminsende of Bar Sur Seine Countess Bar

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux

Reginald III Duke Guelders Grand Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy

GrandFather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 3 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin

Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu

Mother: Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet Daughter of King Edward II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip IV King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

GrandMother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Champagne 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archambaud "Great" Dampierre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Forez

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

Reginald III Duke Guelders 1333-1371 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Reginald III Duke Guelders 1333-1371

Ancestors of Reginald III Duke Guelders 1333-1371