Reginald I Of Guelders

Reginald I of Guelders (1255 – October 9, 1326 in

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) was

Count of Guelders This article is about the rulers of the historical county and duchy of Guelders. Counts House of Wassenberg * before 1096–about 1129: Gerard I * about 1129–about 1131: Gerard II, son of Gerard I * about 1131–1182: Henry I, son of Gerar ...

from January 10, 1271 until his death. He was the son of

Otto II, Count of Guelders Otto II, Count of Guelders (c. 1215 – 1 January 1271) was a nobleman from the 13th century. He was the son of Gerard III, Count of Guelders and Margaretha of Brabant. Life After Count William II (1227–1256) was slain in 1256 by Frisians h ...

and

Philippe of Dammartin Philippe of Dammartin (Philippa de Dammartin) was a 13th-century noble woman. Philippe was the daughter of Simon of Dammartin, Count of Aumâle and his wife Marie of Ponthieu. She was the sister of Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, wife of Ferdinand III ...

.
In 1276 he married

Irmgard Irmgard is a feminine German given name. Notable people with the name include: * Irmgard of Berg (fl. 12th century), German noble, daughter of Adolf VI, Count of Berg * Irmgard of Chiemsee (c. 831/833 – 16 July 866) * Irmgard of Cleves (c. 130 ...

of Limburg, only daughter and heiress of

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. In 1279 he became Duke of Limburg and when Irmgard died childless in 1283, he became the only ruler of the

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. He lost this title after losing the

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in 1288. In 1286 he remarried Margaret of Flanders (1272–1331), daughter of

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from his second marriage, with

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. They had 5 children: * Reginald II (1295–1343) * Margaret, married

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* Guy * Elisabeth (died 1354), abbess at Cologne * Philippa, nun at Cologne. Financially ruined after the

, Guelders came under the influence of his father-in-law, the Count of Flanders.
From 1318, he was replaced by his son, who imprisoned his father in 1320 in the Montfort Castle. Reginald I died here 6 years later. {{DEFAULTSORT:Reginald 01 Of Guelders 1255 births 1326 deaths People from Gelderland Counts of Guelders