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[[File:''ThisArmoiries articleGueldre dealsancien.png|125px|thumb|Original with[[coat theof rulersarms]] of the historical countyCounty and duchyDuchy of Guelders, for(House other meaningsof see [[GueldersWassenberg)]].''
[[Image:Blason ville fr AvanneGuelders-AveneyJülich (Doubs)Arms.svg|125px|thumb|Original [[coatCoat of arms]] ofafter the1379 County and Duchy(House of GueldersJülich-Hengebach)]]
[[Guelders]] is a historical [[duchy]], previously [[county]], of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], located in the [[Low Countries]].
[[Image:Guelders-Jülich Arms.svg|125px|thumb||Coat of arms after 1379]]
 
==List of Counts of Guelders==
 
==Counts==
===House of Wassenberg===
 
The* firstbefore count1096–about of Guelders was1129: [[Gerard IVI, LordCount of WassenbergGuelders|Gerard IV]], Lord of [[WassenbergI]].
* 1271–1318about 1129–about 1131: [[ReginaldGerard III, Count of Guelders|ReginaldGerard III]], son of OttoGerard III▼
 
* before 1096–about 1129about 1131–1182: [[GerardHenry I, Count of Guelders|GerardHenry I]], son of Gerard II
* about 1129–about 1131 1182–1207: [[GerardOtto III, Count of Guelders|GerardOtto III]], son of GerardHenry I
* about 1131–1182 1207–1229: [[HenryGerard IIII, Count of Guelders|HenryGerard IIII]], son of GerardOtto III
* 1182–1207 1229–1271: [[Otto III, Count of Guelders|Otto III]], son of HenryGerard IIII
* 1207–1229 1271–1318: [[GerardReginald IIII, Count of Guelders|GerardReginald IIII]], son of Otto III
* 1229–1271 1318–1343: [[OttoReginald II, Count of Guelders|OttoReginald II]], son of GerardReginald IIII
▲* 1271–1318 : [[Reginald I, Count of Guelders|Reginald I]], son of Otto II
* 1318–1343 : [[Reginald II of Guelders|Reginald II]], son of Reginald I
 
==List of Dukes of Guelders==
 
==Dukes==
===House of Wassenberg===
 
During Reinoud II's reign, the county of Guelders was elevated to a duchy with the Wessenberg-Maccan.
 
* 1318–1343 : [[Reginald II of Guelders|Reginald II]]
** 1343–1344 : [[Eleanor of Woodstock|Eleanor]], wife of Reginald II, regent of Reginald III
* 1343–1361 : [[Reginald III, Duke of Guelders|Reginald III]], son of Reginald II and Eleanor
* 1361–1371 : [[Edward, Duke of Guelders|Edward]], son of Reginald II
* 1371 : [[Reginald III, Duke of Guelders|Reginald III]], second time
 
After the death of Reginald III without issue, two of his half-sisters [[War of the Succession of Guelders|disputed the succession]] of the Duchy of Guelders:
 
*1371–1379 [[Mathilde of Guelders|Matilde]] (d. 1384) and her husband, [[John II, Count of Blois]] (d. 1381)
*1371–1379 [[Maria, Duchess of Guelders|Maria]] (d. 1397) and her husband, [[William II, Duke of Jülich]] (d. 1393)
 
===House of Jülich-Hengebach===
 
* 1379–1402 : [[William I of Guelders and Jülich|William I]], son of Maria and William II
** 1371–1377 : [[William II, Duke of Jülich|William II]], son of William I
* 1402–1423 : [[Reinald IV, Duke of Guelders and Jülich|Reginald IV]], son of William II
 
===House of Egmond===
 
* 1423–1436 : [[John II, Count of Egmond|John II]], nephew of Reginald IV, regent of Arnold
* 1423–1465 : [[Arnold, Duke of Guelders|Arnold]], son of John II
* 1465–1471 : [[Adolf, Duke of Guelders|Adolf]], son of Arnold
* 1471–1473 : [[Arnold, Duke of Guelders|Arnold]], second time
 
Arnold sold the Duchy of Guelders to [[Charles the Bold|Charles I]], Duke of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]], who was recognized by the Holy Roman Emperor as Duke of Guelders.
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===House of Burgundy===
 
* 1473–1477 : [[Charles the Bold|Charles I]]
* 1477–1482 : [[Mary of Burgundy|Mary]], daughter of Charles I, wife of [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximillian]]
 
===House of Habsburg===
 
* 1477–1482 : [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximillian I]], ruler ''[[jure uxoris]]''
* 1482–1492 : [[Philip I of Castile|Philip I]], son of Mary and Maximilian I
 
===House of Egmond===
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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.
 
* 1492–1538 : [[Charles, Duke of Egmond|Charles II]], son of Adolf
 
===House of La Marck===
 
* 1538–1543 : [[Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg|William II]], distant relative and successor of the House of Egmond
 
===House of Habsburg===
 
* 1543–1555 : [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], son of Philip I
* 1555–1598 : [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]], son of Charles V
 
==Guelders in popular culture==
 
William Thatcher, the lead character in the 2001 film ''[[A Knight's Tale (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.
 
==See also==
 
* [[Duchy of Guelders]]
 
==External links==
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[[Category:Lists of counts|Guelders]]
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[[Category:BurgundianRuling Netherlandsfamilies of the Duchy of Guelders]]
[[Category:Dukedoms of the Netherlands|Guelders]]
[[Category:Royal houses of the Duchy of Guelders]]
 
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