Gerard III of Guelders (1185 – 22 October 1229) was the Count of Guelders and

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from 1207 until his death in 1229. He was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders, and is sometimes called Gerard IV or Gerard V. Gerard married Margaretha of Brabant, the daughter of Duke Hendrik I of Brabant and Matilda of Flanders, Duchess of Brabant, in 1206.

Life

Gerard was an influential knight in the court of the emperor Frederick II, but fell out of grace and the emperor destroyed

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in 1213 after a conflict between them. He fought the Bishop of Utrecht

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over Salland but supported the Bishop in the

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. He was captured in this battle in 1227. The chronicle of Johannes de Beke mentions that Gerard was killed in battle. Another source mentions that Gerard was killed in a battle at Zutphen in 1229.Kronijk van Arent toe Bocop, p. 116.

Family

Gerard was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders and Richardis of Bavaria. He married Margaret of Brabant, the daughter of Henry I, Duke of Brabant, and

Matilda of Flanders Matilda of Flanders (french: link=no, Mathilde; nl, Machteld) ( 1031 – 2 November 1083) was Queen of England and Duchess of Normandy by marriage to William the Conqueror, and regent of Normandy during his absences from the duchy. She was ...

. They had: *

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 ...

, married first Margaret of Cleves, daughter of

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and his first wife, Mathilde von Dinslaken. The married second

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, daughter of Simon of Dammartin, Count of Aumâle and his wife Marie, Countess of Ponthieu. * ,

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* Margaret of Guelders * Richardis of Guelders, married William IV, Count of Jülich.

References

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* House of Wassenberg Counts of Zutphen Gerard 03 1185 births 1229 deaths 12th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire 13th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire {{Europe-noble-stub