Henry I, Count of Guelders (1117–1182) was Count of
Guelders
The Duchy of Guelders ( nl, Gelre, french: Gueldre, german: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.
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The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in 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.Lindeb ...
and
Ermgard of Zutphen Ermengarde of Zutphen (died 1138) was countess of Zutphen (1122–1138), succeeding her elder brother Henry II, Count of Zutphen (her other two brothers had taken holy orders and died respectively). Their parents were Otto II, Count of Zutphen and ...
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In 1138 Hendrik inherited the County of
Zutphen
Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km 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 1 ...
from his mother.
Hendrik was under tremendous pressure from the
Bishopric of Utrecht
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and the
County of Holland
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, and was forced by Holland to negotiate a treaty with the
city of Utrecht
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; this led to a problematic relation with the
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Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580
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In 1135 Hendrik married
Agnes of Arnstein, daughter of count
Louis III of Arnstein Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
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. Their daughter Adelaide married
Gérard II, Count of Looz Count Gerard (or Gerhard) of Loon (died 1191), was son and successor of Louis I, Count of Loon, and Agnes of Metz. He was count of Loon (in modern Belgium) and of Rieneck (in Germany). Because of a widespread misunderstanding concerning a document f ...
. Hendrik died in 1182 and was succeeded by his son
Otto I of Guelders
Otto I of Guelders (1150–1207) was a Count of Guelders and Zutphen from 1182 until his death in 1207. He was a son of Duke Hendrik of Guelders and Agnes of Arnstein. He married Richardis of Bavaria in 1184. Richardis was a daughter of Otto I W ...
. 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
Count Engelbert I of Berg (d. July 1189 in Serbia) ruled the County of Berg from 1160 to 1189. He was the son of Adolf IV of Berg.
Through his loyalty to the German Emperor and the Archbishops of Cologne he succeeded in stabilising the county and ...
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1117 births
1182 deaths
House of Wassenberg
Counts of Zutphen
Counts of Guelders
People from Zutphen
12th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire