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Adolf of Egmond ( Grave, February 12, 1438 – Tournai, June 27, 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. [1] .
- 12 February 1438, Grave
- Arnold, Duke of Guelders
- 27 June 1477 (aged 39), Tournai
- Catherine of Cleves
1465–1471: Adolf, 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, daughter of Charles I, wife of Maximillian; House of Habsburg
Upon Charles' defeat and death at the Battle of Nancy in January 1477, Duke Adolf was released from prison by the Flemish, but died the same year at the head of a Flemish army besieging Tournai, after the States of Guelders had recognized him once more as Duke. Subsequently, Guelders was ruled by Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor ...
- Feudal monarchy
- Duchy
- Middle Ages, Renaissance
- Geldern
Guelders or Gueldres ( Dutch: Gelre, German: Geldern) is the name of a historical county. This became a duchy ( lands ruled by a duke or duchess) of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Low Countries . Geography. The duchy was named after the town of Geldern ( Gelder) in what is now called Germany.
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- Geldern
- Middle Ages, Renaissance
Adolf of Egmond (Grave, February 12, 1438 – Tournai, June 27, 1477) was a Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen from 1465–1471 and in 1477. Adolf was the son of Arnold, Duke of Guelders and Catherine of Cleves.
Adolf of Egmond (Grave, February 12, 1438 – Tournai, June 27, 1477) was a Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen from 1465–1471 and in 1477.
2 de jul. de 2021 · As a recognition of Adolf’s rise in stature, the Emperor Sigismund promoted him to the rank of Duke of Cleves, in 1417. Adolf secured his ascendancy by marrying off his daughters to many important princes, including the Duke of Bavaria, the Duke of Guelders, the King of Navarre and the Duke of Orléans (she became the mother of the ...
