Reginald IV ( – 25 June 1423) was the second duke to rule both Guelders and Jülich Reginald was the son of

William II, Duke of Jülich William II, Duke of Jülich ( – 13 December 1393) was the second Duke of Jülich and the sixth William in the House of Jülich. He was the second son of William I of Jülich and Joanna of Hainaut.Walther Möller, ''Stammtafeln westdeutscher ...

and Maria of Guelders.Walther Möller, ''Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter'' (Darmstadt, 1922, reprint Verlag Degener & Co., 1995), Vol. 1, p. 14. He became duke upon his brother William's death in 1402 without issue. In conjunction with the

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, Hainaut and

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, Reginald tried in vain to slow the emergence of

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in the Netherlands area and in 1406 was unable to enforce old claims against Burgundy to Brabant-Limburg. He allied himself with King

Rupert of Germany Rupert of the Palatinate (german: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), sometimes known as Robert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from ...

, supporting his coronation in Aachen and remained closely connected with the

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. In 1407, Reginald supported his brother-in-law, John of Arkel, against the Dutch and in 1409 received the city of

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from John. This started a new with Holland which ended in 1412 when Reginald ceded Gorinchem for a large sum of money. He also conceded the city of Emmerich as a result of an earlier promise to the

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. Reginald led the traditional feuds of his house, particularly those against the bishops of Utrecht and against Holland and Friesland. He occupied

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, but in 1422 he was forced to seek peace and return all of his conquests. Reginald also stood against the House of Cleves in the Niederrhein area and maintained a lot of influence over Guelders. On 5 May 1405, Reginald married Marie of Harcourt, daughter of

John VI, Count of Harcourt John VI of Harcourt (or John of Vaudémont) (1 December 1342 – 28 February 1389) was a count of Harcourt. He was son of John V of Harcourt and Blanche of Ponthieu who was the sister of Jeanne of Ponthieu. He succeeded to his father's counties of ...

. Reginald died childless near Arnhem on 25 June 1423 and was buried at Kloster Monkhuizen. The Duchy of Jülich descended to his first cousin once removed

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. The Duchy of Guelders descended to Reginald's grandnephew,

Arnold of Egmond Arnold of Egmond (14 July 1410 – 23 February 1473) was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen. Life Arnold was born in Egmond-Binnen, North Holland, the son of John II of Egmond and Maria van Arkel. On 11 July 1423, Arnold, still a boy, succ ...

, although the House of Jülich fought unsuccessfully against the House of Egmond for this title.

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External links

Genealogie-Mittelalter.de

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