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 Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the ...

, son of Gerard II * 1182–1207:

Otto I Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of He ...

, son of Henry I * 1207–1229: Gerard III, son of Otto I * 1229–1271:

Otto II Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (''der Rote''), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Ita ...

, son of Gerard III * 1271–1318:

Reginald I Reginald I may refer to: * Reginald I, Count of Burgundy (968–1057), Count of the Free County of Burgundy from 1026 * Reginald I, Count of Bar (died 1149), called "the One-eyed", Count of Bar from 1105 * Reginald I of Guelders (1255–1326), Coun ...

, son of Otto II * 1318–1343: Reginald II, son of Reginald I

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 ** 1343–1344:

Eleanor Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introd ...

, wife of Reginald II, regent of Reginald III * 1343–1361: Reginald III, son of Reginald II and Eleanor * 1361–1371: Edward, son of Reginald II * 1371: Reginald III, second time After the death of Reginald III without issue, two of his half-sisters disputed the succession of the Duchy of Guelders: *1371–1379 Matilde (d. 1384) and her husband, John II, Count of Blois (d. 1381) *1371–1379

Maria Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

(d. 1397) and her husband,

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 ...

(d. 1393)

House of Jülich-Hengebach

* 1379–1402:

William I William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 10 ...

, son of Maria and William II ** 1371–1377: William II, son of William I * 1402–1423: Reginald IV, son of William II

House of Egmond

* 1423–1436: John II, nephew of Reginald IV, regent of Arnold * 1423–1465: Arnold, son of John II * 1465–1471:

Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...

, son of Arnold * 1471–1473: Arnold, second time Arnold sold the Duchy of Guelders to Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, who was recognized by the Holy Roman Emperor as Duke of Guelders.

House of Burgundy

* 1473–1477: Charles I * 1477–1482:

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

, daughter of Charles I, wife of Maximillian

House of Habsburg

* 1477–1482: Maximillian I, ruler '' jure uxoris'' * 1482–1492:

Philip I Philip(p) I may refer to: * Philip I of Macedon (7th century BC) * Philip I Philadelphus (between 124 and 109 BC–83 or 75 BC) * Philip the Arab (c. 204–249), Roman Emperor * Philip I of France (1052–1108) * Philip I (archbishop of Cologne) (1 ...

, son of Mary and Maximilian I

House of Egmond

The Egmond family did not abandon their claims to Guelders and

Charles of Egmond Charles II (9 November 1467 – 30 June 1538) was a member of the House of Egmond who ruled as Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen from 1492 until his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon. He had a principal role ...

conquered the Duchy in 1492. He remained in power with support of the French king. * 1492–1538: Charles II, son of Adolf

House of La Marck

* 1538–1543: William II, distant relative and successor of the House of Egmond

House of Habsburg

* 1543–1555:

Charles V Charles V may refer to: * Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) * Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain * Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise * Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690) * Infa ...

, son of Philip I * 1555–1598:

Philip II Philip II may refer to: * Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BC) * Philip II (emperor) (238–249), Roman emperor * Philip II, Prince of Taranto (1329–1374) * Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (1342–1404) * Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438-1497) * Philip ...

, son of Charles V

Guelders in popular culture

William Thatcher, the lead character in the 2001 film ''

A Knight's Tale ''A Knight's Tale'' is a 2001 American medieval adventure comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, win ...

'' played by

Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to ...

claimed to be Sir

Ulrich von Liechtenstein Ulrich von Liechtenstein (ca. 1200 – 26 January 1275) was a German minnesinger and poet of the Middle Ages. He wrote poetry in Middle High German and was author of noted works about how knights and nobles may lead more virtuous lives. Ulrich was ...

from

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

so as to appear to be of noble birth and thus qualify to participate in jousting.

External links

* * {{cite web , last=Marek , first=Miroslav , url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/egmond/egmond2.html#R , title= House of Egmont , publisher=Genealogy EU
Map of Upper Guelders in 1789 – Northern Part

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