
Adolf of Egmond (
Grave
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, 12 February 1438 –
Tournai
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, 27 June 1477) was a
Duke of Guelders,
Count of Zutphen from 1465 to 1471 and in 1477.
Life
Adolf was the son of
Arnold, Duke of Guelders and
Catherine of Cleves. In the battle of succession for
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 ...
, he imprisoned in 1465 his own father and became Duke with the support of
Philip the Good
Philip III the Good (; ; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) ruled as Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death in 1467. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonged. During his reign, ...
, who also made him Knight in the
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (, ) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Brugge by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Isabella of Portugal. T ...
. In 1468 he won the Battle of Straelen against Cleves, but
Charles the Bold
Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, was the last duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477. He was the only surviving legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, ...
reinstated his father Arnold, and Adolf was imprisoned in
Hesdin
Hesdin (; ) is a former Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in northern France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Hesdin-la-Forêt.
Geography
The N39, from Arras to Montreuil ...
.
After the death of Charles the Bold in 1477, Adolf was liberated by the
Flemish. He died the same year at the head of a Flemish army besieging Tournai, after the States of Guelders had recognized him as Duke. His body was buried in
Tournai Cathedral
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.
Family and issue
Adolf married
Catherine of Bourbon (1440–1469), daughter of
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, in 1463. They had twin children :
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Philippa
Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from ''philein'', meaning to love and ''hippos'', meaning ''horse''. The English masculine form is Philip, which was form ...
(1467–1547), married in 1485
René II, Duke of Lorraine
René II (2 May 1451 – 10 December 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria ...
(1451–1508)
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Charles
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(1467–1538), later Duke of Guelders, married in 1518 with Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1494–1572), daughter of
Henry I of Lüneburg
Henry the Middle (15 September 1468 – 9 February 1532) , also known as “Heinrich der Mittlere” in German, was a member of the House of Welf and ruled as the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. His official title was Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbütte ...
.
Ancestors
References
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1438 births
1477 deaths
People from Grave, North Brabant
House of Egmond
Dukes of Guelders
Knights of the Golden Fleece
15th-century nobility from the Holy Roman Empire
15th-century dukes in Europe
Rebel princes
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