Count Guelders is in Count.
On 8th March 1129 Gerald I Count Guelders [aged 69] died. His son Gerard [aged 24] succeeded II Count Guelders. Ermgard Zutphen Countess Guelders by marriage Countess Guelders.
On 24th October 1131 Gerard II Count Guelders [aged 26] died. His son Henry [aged 14] succeeded I Count Guelders.
In 1135 Henry I Count Guelders [aged 18] and Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders [aged 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 [aged 65] died. His son Otto [aged 32] succeeded I Count Guelders.
In 1184 Otto I Count Guelders [aged 34] and Richardis Wittelsbach Countess Guelders [aged 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 [aged 34]. He the son of Henry I Count Guelders and Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders.
In 1207 Otto I Count Guelders [aged 57] died. His son Gerard [aged 22] succeeded III Count Guelders. Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders [aged 15] by marriage Countess Guelders.
On 22nd October 1229 Gerard III Count Guelders [aged 44] died. His son Otto [aged 14] succeeded II Count Guelders.
In 1240 Otto II Count Guelders [aged 25] and Margaretha Cleves Countess of Gulders [aged 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 [aged 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 [aged 56] died. His son Reginald [aged 16] succeeded I Count Guelders.
In 1276 Reginald I Count Guelders [aged 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.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1286 Reginald I Count Guelders [aged 31] and Margaret Dampierre Countess Guelders [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess Guelders. She the daughter of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders [aged 60] and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders [aged 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 [aged 71] died. His son Reginald [aged 31] succeeded II Count Guelders.
In May 1332 Reginald "Black" I Duke Guelders [aged 37] and Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet [aged 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 [aged 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 [aged 48] died from a fall from a horse at Arnhem [Map]. His son Reginald [aged 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 [aged 7], however, also claimed the title and a war of succession commenced.
Gerald I Count Guelders was created 1st Count Guelders.