Original coat of arms of the County and Duchy of Guelders

This article deals with the rulers of the historical county and duchy of Guelders, for other meanings see Guelders.

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Clemens Cornielje Religion (1999) Protestant 31% Catholic 29% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   4,975 km² (1st) 161 km² Population (2005)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 1,970,865 (4th) 393/km² (6th) Inclusion {{{inclusion}}} Anthem Ons Gelderland ISO NL-GE Official website www. ...

List of Counts and Dukes of Guelders

House of Wassenberg

The first count of Guelders was Count Gerard IV of Wassenberg. For Guelders, he was of course numbered Gerard I. During Reinoud III's reign, the county of Guelders became a duchy. Wassenberg is a town and a municipality in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

• before 1096–about 1129 : Gerard I.
• about 1129–about 1131 : Gerard II "the tall", son of previous.
• about 1131–1182 : Henry I, son of previous.
• about 1160–about 1181 regent: Gerard, eldest son of Henry I.
• 1182–1207 : Otto I, youngest son of Henry I.
• 1207–1229 : Gerard III, son of previous.
• 1229–1271 : Otto II "the lame", son of previous.
• 1271–1318 : Reinoud I, son of previous.
• 1318–1343 : Reinoud II "the black", son of previous.
• 1343–1361 : Reinoud III "the fat", son of previous.
• 1343–1344 regent: Eleonor, daughter of Edward II of England, wife of Reinoud II.
• 1361–1371 : Edward, younger brother of Reinoud III.
• 1371 : Reinoud III "the fat"

Events Emperor Toba of Japan begins his cloistered rule sharing power with Sutuku, ex-emperor Shirakawas son. ... Gerard I of Guelders was Count of Guelders (c. ... Events May 9 - Tintern Abbey is founded. ... Events Canute VI crowned king of Denmark. ... Events Eric IX of Sweden is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ... Events Jayavarman VII assumes control of the Khmer kingdom. ... Events Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III Births September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal October 1 - King Henry III of England (d. ... Events February 18 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Events 1 April: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous Qalaun Mosque, Cairo... Events Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. ... Founding of the University of Pavia, Italy. ... Events English king Edward III introduces three new gold coins, the florin. ... Edward II, (25 April 1284 – 21 September? 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Charterhouse Carthusian Monastery founded in Aldersgate, London. ...

House of Jülich-Hengebach

• 1371–1402 : William I, nephew of Reinoud III and Edward.
• 1371–1377 regent: William II of Jülich, William's father.
• 1402–1423 : Reinoud IV, brother of William I.

The Duchy of Jülich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (part of Limburg). ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... // Events January 17 – Pope Gregory XI enters Rome. ... Events July 31 - Hundred Years War: Battle of Cravant - The French army is defeated at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne. ...

House of Egmond

• 1423–1465 : Arnold of Egmond, grandson of Reinoud IV's sister.
• 1423–1436 regent: John II of Egmond, Arnold's father.
• 1465–1471 : Adolf of Egmond, son of Arnold.
• 1471–1473 : Arnold of Egmond (again)

Arnold sold the duchy of Guelders to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who was recognized by the Emperor as Duke of Guelders.

Egmond is a former municipality in the in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... Arnold of Egmond (1410 – 1473) Duke of Guelders, Count of Zuetphen. ... Events April - Paris is recaptured by the French End of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. ... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ... Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ...

House of Burgundy

• 1473–1477 : Charles the Bold
• 1478–1482 : Mary of Burgundy

région of Bourgogne, see Bourgogne. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... Charles the Bold Charles, called the Bold (French: Charles le Téméraire) (November 10, 1433 – 1477) was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ... Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ... Mary of Burgundy. ...

House of Habsburg

• 1482–1492: Philip the Handsome
  • regent: Maximillian I

Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Not to be confused with 1492: Conquest of Paradise. ... Philip I (July 22, 1478 — September 25, 1506), sometimes called Philip the Handsome (Felipe el Hermoso) was king of Castile, son of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, and husband of Joanna the Mad, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, was the founder of the Habsburg dynasty in Spain. ... Portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1519 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). ...

House of Egmond

The Egmond family did not abandon their claims to Guelders and Charles of Egmond conquered the duchy in 1492. He remained in power with support of the French king. Not to be confused with 1492: Conquest of Paradise. ...

• 1492–1538 : Charles of Egmond, son of Adolf.

Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Charles of Egmond (1467- June 30, 1538) was Duke of Guelders between 1492 and his death. ...

House of Cleves

• 1538–1543 : William "the rich"

// Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... William The Rich Wilhelm The Rich, Duke of Jülich-Kleve-Berg (Wilhelm der Reiche, Herzog von Jülich-Kleve-Berg) (28 July 1516 - 05 January 1592) was the only son of Johann III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria von Geldern and took over rule of his...

House of Habsburg

• 1543–1555 : Charles V
• 1555–1598 : Philip II of Spain

Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Charles V (24 February 1500 - 21 September 1558) was ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily (1516-1554), Archduke of Austria (1519-1521), King of the Romans (or German King), (1519-1556 but did not formally abdicate until 1558) and... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II de Habsburgo; Portuguese: Filipe I) (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598) was the first official King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until 1598, King of England (as King-consort of Mary I) from 1554 to 1558, King...

Guelders in popular culture

William Thatcher, the lead character in the 2001 film A Knight's Tale played by Heath Ledger claimed to be Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein from Gelderland so as to appear to be of noble birth and thus qualify to participate in jousting. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Knights Tale (2001) is a film written and directed by Brian Helgeland which is very loosely based on The Knights Tale from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. ... Heathcliff Andrew Ledger (born April 4, 1979) is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actor. ... Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200-1278) was a medieval nobleman, knight, politician and minnesinger. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Clemens Cornielje Religion (1999) Protestant 31% Catholic 29% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   4,975 km² (1st) 161 km² Population (2005)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 1,970,865 (4th) 393/km² (6th) Inclusion {{{inclusion}}} Anthem Ons Gelderland ISO NL-GE Official website www. ...

See also

• Duchy of Guelders

Guelders (Dutch Gelre, German Geldern) is the name of a historical duchy in the Low Countries. ...

External links

• Geldern-Heinsberg
• House of Egmont
• Map of Upper Guelders in 1789 - Northern Part
• Map of Upper Guelders in 1789 - Southern Part