William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich 1364-1402

In December 1362 [his father] William Jülich II Duke Jülich [aged 35] and [his mother] Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich were married. She by marriage Duchess Jülich. They had three children. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Reginald "Black" I Duke Guelders and [his grandmother] Sophia Berthout Berthout. He the son of William Jülich I Duke Jülich. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

On 5th March 1364 William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich was born to William Jülich II Duke Jülich [aged 37] and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich.

On 4th December 1371 [his uncle] Reginald II Duke Guelders [aged 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 [aged 7], son of his sister [his mother] Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich eventually succeeding.

In 1377 William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich [aged 12] succeeded 3rd Duke Guelders.

In 1379 William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich [aged 14] and Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders, Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 42] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 37]. He the son of William Jülich II Duke Jülich [aged 52] and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1389 [his brother-in-law] John "Pitiless" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria Straubing [aged 14] was appointed Bishop of Liège.

On 24th April 1390 Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria [aged 12] and [his sister-in-law] Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria [aged 17] were married at Vienna [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 53] and [his mother-in-law] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria. He the son of Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria [aged 40] and Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria [aged 28]. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Westminster Chronicle. On that day [4th May] the Duke of Guelders [aged 26] came to London. The next day the king received him with a cheerful face, entertained him splendidly at a banquet, and served him with immense pleasures, dances, and various joyful instrumental music; and he took care to honour him in every way. Then, on the 11th day of May, having heard of the death of Lord Ralph [deceased], Lord Basset, who was one of the knights of the Garter, the lord king immediately appointed the aforesaid Duke of Guelders in his place. The said duke stayed here for almost a month and was graciously received by all the leading men of England. At length, having obtained leave from the king and the other lords of the country, he returned to his own lands with many gifts and presents.

Eo namque die venit Londoniam dux Geldriæ quem rex die sequenti læta fronte suscepit et eum splendide convivavit ac cum immensis solatiis tripudiis variisque etiam instrumentorum gaudiis ministravit studuitque eum in omnibus honorifice deservire. Demum xi die Maii audita morte domini Radulphi domini de Basset, qui fuit unus de militibus de la Gartere, confestim dominus rex loco ipsius præfatum ducem Geldriæ subrogabat. Traxitque moram hie prædictus dux quasi per unum mensem et ab universis Angliæ primatibus gratanter susceptus demum obtenta licentia à rege et aliis dominis patriæ ad propria cum multis donis et muneribus remeavit.

On 13th December 1393 [his father] William Jülich II Duke Jülich [aged 66] died. His son William [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Duke Jülich.

On 21st January 1397 [his brother-in-law] Albert Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria Straubing [aged 28] died.

Around 1399 William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich [aged 34] was appointed 81st Knight of the Garter by King Richard II of England [aged 31].

In 1400 [his wife] Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders [aged 38] died.

On 16th February 1402 William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich [aged 37] died at Arnhem [Map]. His brother Reinald [aged 37] succeeded 4th Duke Guelders, 3rd Duke Jülich.

William Jülich II Count Jülich and [his mother] Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich were married. She by marriage Countess Jülich. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Reginald "Black" I Duke Guelders and [his grandmother] Sophia Berthout Berthout.