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Count Guelders is in Count.
On 8th March 1129 Gerald I Count Guelders (age 69) died. His son Gerard (age 24) succeeded II Count Guelders. Ermgard Zutphen Countess Guelders by marriage Countess Guelders.
On 24th October 1131 Gerard II Count Guelders (age 26) died. His son Henry (age 14) succeeded I Count Guelders.
In 1135 Henry I Count Guelders (age 18) and Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Guelders. She the daughter of Louis Arnstein 3rd Count Arnstein. He the son of Gerard II Count Guelders and Ermgard Zutphen Countess Guelders.
In 1182 Henry I Count Guelders (age 65) died. His son Otto (age 32) succeeded I Count Guelders.
In 1184 Otto I Count Guelders (age 34) and Richardis Wittelsbach Countess Guelders (age 11) were married. She by marriage Countess Guelders. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Otto Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria and Agnes of Loon (age 34). He the son of Henry I Count Guelders and Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders.
In 1207 Otto I Count Guelders (age 57) died. His son Gerard (age 22) succeeded III Count Guelders. Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders (age 15) by marriage Countess Guelders.
On 22nd October 1229 Gerard III Count Guelders (age 44) died. His son Otto (age 14) succeeded II Count Guelders.
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In 1240 Otto II Count Guelders (age 25) and Margaretha Cleves Countess of Gulders (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Guelders. She the daughter of Dietrich Cleves V Count Cleves and Mathilda Dinslaken Countess Cleves. He the son of Gerard III Count Guelders and Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Stephen I England.
In 1253 Otto II Count Guelders (age 38) and Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Guelders. She the daughter of Simon Dammartin and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu. He the son of Gerard III Count Guelders and Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Stephen I England.
On 1st January 1271 Otto II Count Guelders (age 56) died. His son Reginald (age 16) succeeded I Count Guelders.
In 1276 Reginald I Count Guelders (age 21) and Ermengarde Luxemburg I Duchess Limburg were married. She by marriage Countess Guelders. She the daughter of Waleran Luxemburg IV Duke Limburg and Judith Kleve Duchess Limburg. He the son of Otto II Count Guelders and Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England.
In 1286 Reginald I Count Guelders (age 31) and Margaret Dampierre Countess Guelders (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess Guelders. She the daughter of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 60) and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders (age 39). He the son of Otto II Count 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.
On 9th October 1326 Reginald I Count Guelders (age 71) died. His son Reginald (age 31) succeeded II Count Guelders.
In May 1332 Reginald "Black" I Duke Guelders (age 37) and Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 13) were married at Nijmegen [Map]. She by marriage Countess 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 Countess Guelders. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Stephen I England.
On 12th October 1343 Reginald "Black" I Duke Guelders (age 48) died from a fall from a horse at Arnhem [Map]. His son Reginald (age 10) succeeded II Duke Guelders, III Count Guelders. His wife acted as Regent to her nine year old son until 1344. His brother Edward Duke Guelders (age 7), however, also claimed the title and a war of succession commenced.
Gerald I Count Guelders was created 1st Count Guelders.