Henry I, Count of Guelders (1117–1182) was Count of
Guelders
The Duchy of Guelders (; ; ) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.
Geography
The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in present-day Germany. Though the present pr ...
from 1131 until 1182. He was a son of
Gerard II of Guelders
Gerard II was Count of Guelders from March 1129 until his death on October 24, 1131. He was the son of Gerard I, Count of Guelders.
Around 1116, Gerard married Ermgard of Zutphen, daughter of Otto II, Count of Zutphen and Judith of Arnstein.Lin ...
and
Ermgard of Zutphen.
In 1138 Hendrik inherited the County of
Zutphen
Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river IJssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in the 11th centur ...
from his mother.
Hendrik was under tremendous pressure from the
Bishopric of Utrecht and the
County of Holland
The County of Holland was a Imperial State, state of the Holy Roman Empire from its inception until 1433. From 1433 onward it was part of the Burgundian Netherlands, from 1482 part of the Habsburg Netherlands and from 1581 onward the leading pro ...
, and was forced by Holland to negotiate a treaty with the
city of Utrecht; this led to a problematic relation with the
Bishop of Utrecht
List of bishops and archbishops of the diocese and archdioceses of Utrecht.
Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580
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In 1135 Hendrik married
Agnes of Arnstein, daughter of count
Louis III of Arnstein. Their daughter Adelaide married
Gérard II, Count of Looz
Gérard ( French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constitu ...
. Hendrik died in 1182 and was succeeded by his son
Otto I of Guelders. He is buried at Kloosterkamp, probably the prestigious Cistercian abbey of
Kloster Kamp. He had a daughter named Margareta of Guelders who married
Engelbert I of Berg.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry I, Count Of Guelders
1117 births
1182 deaths
House of Wassenberg
Counts of Zutphen
Counts of Guelders
People from Zutphen
12th-century nobility from the Holy Roman Empire
12th-century counts in Europe