Adolf, Duke of Guelders
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Adolf of Egmond was a Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen
from 1465–1471 and in 1477.
He was the son of Arnold, Duke of Guelders
and Catherine of Cleves
.
In the battle of succession for Guelders
, he imprisoned in 1465 his own father and became Duke with the support of Philip the Good, who also made him Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece
. In 1468 he won the Battle of Straelen against Cleves, but Charles the Bold reinstated his father Arnold, and Adolf was imprisoned in Hesdin
.
After the death of Charles the Bold in 1477, he was liberated by the Flemish
.
He died the same year at the head of a Flemish army besieging Tournai, after the States of Guelders had recognized him as Duke.
Adolf married Catharine of Bourbon
(1440–1469), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
, in 1463. They had 2 children :
Count of Zutphen
The title of Count of Zutphen historically belonged to the ruler of the Dutch province of Gelderland ....
from 1465–1471 and in 1477.
He was the son of Arnold, Duke of Guelders
Arnold, Duke of Guelders
Arnold of Egmond was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen. He was son of John II of Egmond and Maria van Arkel....
and Catherine of Cleves
Catherine of Cleves (1417-1479)
Catherine was Duchess of Guelders. The Hours of Catherine of Cleves was commissioned for her.-Family:Catherine was the daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy. She was a niece of Philip the Good.-Book of Hours:...
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In the battle of succession for Guelders
Guelders
Guelders or Gueldres is the name of a historical county, later duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.-Geography:...
, he imprisoned in 1465 his own father and became Duke with the support of Philip the Good, who also made him Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
. In 1468 he won the Battle of Straelen against Cleves, but Charles the Bold reinstated his father Arnold, and Adolf was imprisoned in Hesdin
Hesdin
Hesdin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The N39, from Arras to Montreuil, used to be the main thoroughfare of the town. In the 1950s, a circular route was created to help traffic flow...
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After the death of Charles the Bold in 1477, he was liberated by the Flemish
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
.
He died the same year at the head of a Flemish army besieging Tournai, after the States of Guelders had recognized him as Duke.
Adolf married Catharine of Bourbon
Catharine of Bourbon
Catharine of Bourbon was Duchess of Guelders from 1465-1469 by her marriage to Adolf, Duke of Guelders...
(1440–1469), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles de Bourbon was the oldest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie, Duchess of Auvergne.He was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of his father after the Battle of Agincourt, he acquired...
, in 1463. They had 2 children :
- PhilippaPhilippa of GueldersPhilippa of Guelders , was the daughter of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon.- Family :Philippa was the twin sister of Charles, Duke of Guelders; they were born at Grave, Netherlands, and were their parents' only children...
(1467–1547), married in 1485 René II, Duke of LorraineRené II, Duke of LorraineRené II was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508...
(1451–1508) - CharlesCharles, Duke of GueldersCharles of Egmond was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen between 1492 and his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon...
(1467–1538), later Duke of Guelders, married in 1518 with Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1494–1572), daughter of Henry I of LüneburgHenry I of LüneburgHenry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was Prince of Lüneburg from 1486 to 1520.-Life:Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the son of Otto V of Lüneburg and Anna of Nassau, was born in 1468. In 1486, Henry took control of Lüneburg from his mother, who had been regent since the death of Henry’s...
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