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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.
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 byFrisians
The Frisians () are an ethnic group indigenous to the German Bight, coastal regions of the Netherlands, north-western Germany and southern Denmark. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland an ...
his two-year-old son Floris V, Count of Holland inherited Holland. His uncle ( Floris de Voogd regent from 1256 to 1258), and later his aunt ( Adelaide of Holland regent from 1258 to 1263) fought over custody of Holland with other nobles. At the battle of Reimerswaal on 22 January 1263, Count Otto II defeated Aleidis and was chosen regent by the nobles who opposed Aleidis.''Wi Florens--: de Hollandse graaf Floris V in de samenleving van de dertiende eeuw.'' De Boer, D.E.H., E.H.P. Cordfunke, H. Sarfatij, eds. Utrecht: Matrijs, 1996, pp. 24-29
Otto fought in the Stedinger Crusade
The Stedinger Crusade (1233–1234) was a Papally sanctioned war against the rebellious peasants of Stedingen.
The Stedinger were free farmers and subjects of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. Grievances over taxes and property rights turned i ...
in 1234.
Otto II served as Floris V's guardian until he was twelve years old (1266) and considered capable of administering Holland himself.
Family
Otto II, Count of Guelders was the son of Gerard III, Count of Guelders and Margaretha of Brabant. Otto first married Margaret of Cleves in 1240. They had: * Elizabeth of Guelders, marriedAdolf VIII of Berg
Adolf VIII of Berg (also referred to as Adolf V) (c. 1240 – 28 September 1296) was the eldest son of Count Adolf VII of Berg and Margaret of Hochstaden.Walther Möller, ''Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter'' (Darmstadt, 1 ...
* Margaret of Guelders, married Enguerrand IV, Lord de Coucy
Otto married as his second wife Philippe of Dammartin in 1253, and they had:
* Reginald I, Count of Guelders
* Phillipa of Guelders, married Waleran II, Lord of Valkenburg.
* Margaret of Guelders, married Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves
Dietrich VII (1256–1305) was Count of Cleves from 1275 through 1305. He was the son of Dietrich VI, Count of Cleves and his wife Aleidis von Heinsberg. Dietrich adopted the strategy used in Holland, in the county of Cleves, methodically re ...
.
* Maria of Guelders
See also
*Arnhem
Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...
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