Gerard III, Count of Guelders
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Gerard III of Guelders was the Count of Guelders
and Zutphen from 1207 until his death in 1229. He was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders, and is sometimes called Gerard IV or Gerard V. He married Margaretha of Brabant, the daughter of Duke Hendrik I of Brabant, in 1206.
, but fell out of grace and the emperor destroyed Roermond
in 1213 after a conflict between them. He fought the Bishop of Utrecht Otto II of Lippe over Salland, but supported the Bishop in the Battle of Ane
. He was captured in this battle in 1227. The chronicle of Johannes de Beke mentions that Gerard was killed in battle. Another source mentions that Gerard was killed in a battle at Zutphen in 1229.
. They had four children:
Guelders
Guelders or Gueldres is the name of a historical county, later duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.-Geography:...
and Zutphen from 1207 until his death in 1229. He was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders, and is sometimes called Gerard IV or Gerard V. He married Margaretha of Brabant, the daughter of Duke Hendrik I of Brabant, in 1206.
Life
Gerard was an influential knight in the court of emperor Frederick IIFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...
, but fell out of grace and the emperor destroyed Roermond
Roermond
Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231...
in 1213 after a conflict between them. He fought the Bishop of Utrecht Otto II of Lippe over Salland, but supported the Bishop in the Battle of Ane
Battle of Ane
The Battle of Ane was fought in 1227 between Otto II of Lippe, Bishop of Utrecht, and Rudolf II van Coevorden with his army of Drenths.-Background:...
. He was captured in this battle in 1227. The chronicle of Johannes de Beke mentions that Gerard was killed in battle. Another source mentions that Gerard was killed in a battle at Zutphen in 1229.
Family
Gerard was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders and Richardis of Bavaria. He married Margaretha of Brabant, the daughter of Duke Hendrik I of Brabant and Mathilde of FlandersMathilde of Flanders
Matilde of Flanders was the youngest daughter of Marie I, Countess of Boulogne and her husband Matthew, Count of Boulogne. Matilde was Duchess of Brabant, by her marriage to Henry I, Duke of Brabant.- Family :...
. They had four children:
- Otto II, Count of GueldersOtto II, Count of GueldersOtto II, Count of Guelders was a nobleman from the 13th century. He was the son of Gerard III, Count of Guelders and Margaretha of Brabant.-Life:...
, married first Margaret of Cleves, daughter of Dietrich IV, Count of ClevesDietrich IV, Count of ClevesDietrich IV was Count of Cleves from 1188 through 1198.The County of Cleves was a comital polity of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany and the Netherlands . Its rulers, called counts, had a special and privileged standing in the Empire. The County of Cleves was first mentioned in the 11th...
and his first wife Mathilde von Dinslaken. Married second Philippe of DammartinPhilippe of DammartinPhilippe of Dammartin was a 13th century noble woman. Philippe was the daughter of Simon of Dammartin, Count of Aumâle, Count of Ponthieu and of Montreuil and his wife Marie of Ponthieu...
, daughter of Simon of Dammartin, Count of Aumâle and his wife Marie, Countess of Ponthieu. - Henry of Guelders, Bishop of Louvain (Liege)
- Margaret of Guelders
- Richardis of Guelders, married William IV, Count of JülichWilliam IV, Count of JülichWilliam IV, Count of Jülich was the son and heir of William III of Jülich and Mathilde of Limburg, daughter of Waleran III, Duke of Limburg....
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