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Gerard of Guelders

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Gerard of Guelders
Bornc. 1149
Died1181
Noble familyHouse of Wassenberg
Spouse(s)Ida, Countess of Boulogne
FatherHenry I, Count of Guelders
MotherAgnes of Arnstein

Gerard of Guelders (c. 1149 - 1181) was count consort of Boulogne

Life[edit]

Gerard was the first-born son of the count of Guelders Henry I[1] and Agnes of Arnstein.[2] He was also the older brother of Otto I.[3]

In 1181, Gerard married Ida, Countess of Boulogne,[4][5][6] first-born daughter of Matthew of Alsace and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne.[6] That same year, however, Gerard would die.[5] Ida would then return to her county, taking everything that her deceased husband had gifted her, even using force when necessary.[5]

Issue[edit]

Gerard of Guelders has no known descendants.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (LA) Urkundenbuch für die Geschichte des Niederrheins, Band I, doc. 463, p. 326
  2. ^ Böhmer, Johann Friedrich (1853). "Fontes rerum Germanicarum III, Vita Lodewici comitis de Arnstein, p. 327".
  3. ^ "Kronijk van Arent toe Bocop, p. 109".
  4. ^ "Monumenta Germanica Historica, tomus XVI, Annales Egmundani, anno 1181, p. 469". Archived from the original on 2015-05-23.
  5. ^ a b c "Monumenta Germanica Historica, tomus IX, Flandria Generosa (Continuatio Bruxellensis) p. 325". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25.
  6. ^ a b "Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores, tomus XXI, Gisleberti Chronicon Hanoniense, pp. 515-516". Archived from the original on 2018-07-06.