Arnold, Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen

Arnold, Duke of Guelders

Arnold of Egmond (14 July 1410, Egmond-Binnen, North Holland – 23 February 1473, Grave) was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen. He was son of John II of Egmond and Maria van Arkel.

On 11 July 1423, Arnold of Egmond, who was still a boy in years, succeeded Duke Reinald IV. Arnold was the grandson of Reinald's sister, Johanna. Although the Emperor Sigismund had invested the Duke of Berg with the duchy of Gelders, Arnold retained the confidence of the Estates by enlarging their privileges, and enjoyed the support of Duke Philip of Burgundy. Arnold was betrothed, and afterwards united in marriage to Catherine of Cleves née Valois, a niece of Philip of Burgundy. Subsequently, however, Duke Arnold fell out with his ally as to the succession to the see of Utrecht; whereupon Philip joined with the four chief towns of Guelders in the successful attempt of Arnold's son Adolf to substitute his own for his father's authority. When Charles the Bold became Duke of Burgundy in 1467, after rejecting a compromise, Adolph was thrown into prison. Arnold, against the will of the towns and the law of the land, pledged his duchy to Charles for 300,000 Rhenish florins (1471). Upon Arnold's death two years later, Charles took possession of the duchy.

He was married in Cleves on 26 January 1430 to Catherine of Cleves (1417-1479), daughter of Adolph IV, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy and great-aunt of Anne of Cleves. Their children were:

• Mary (c. 1431–1463), married 3 July 1449 to James II, King of Scots
• William (born c. 1434), died young
• Margaret (c. 1436–1486, Simmern), married on 16 August 1454 to Frederick I, Count of Palatine-Simmern.
• Adolf (1438–1477)
• Catherine (1439–1496), Regent of Geldern in 1477–1481. She was married secretly in 1464 to Louis de Bourbon, Bishop of Liège.

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold,_Duke_of_Guelders
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• Arnold, Duke of Guelders, Lord Egmond1,2,3,4
• M, #17897, b. 1410, d. 24 February 1473
• Father Johann II, Lord of Egmont b. c 1385, d. 4 Jan 1451
• Mother Maria von Arkel b. c 1389, d. 18 Jul 1415
• Arnold, Duke of Guelders, Lord Egmond was born in 1410. He married Katherine von Kleve, daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleeves and Mary (Claudia) of Burgundy, on 23 July 1423 at Kleve, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.2,4 Arnold, Duke of Guelders, Lord Egmond died on 24 February 1473 at Slot Grave, Grave, Noord Brabant, Netherlands.
• Family Katherine von Kleve b. 25 May 1417, d. 10 Feb 1479
• Children
  • Marie of Guelders+2,3,4 b. c 17 Jan 1433, d. 1 Dec 1463
  • Wilhelm von Guelders b. 1434
  • Margareta von Geldern+ b. 1436, d. 2 Nov 1486
  • Adolph, Duke of Guelders+ b. 12 Feb 1438, d. 22 Jul 1477
  • Katharina von Geldern, Regent of Guelders b. 1439, d. 1496
• Citations
• [S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. VI, Tafel 37.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 582.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 571-572.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 660-661.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p596.htm#i... _________________________
• Arnold van Egmont Hertog van Gelre Graaf van Zutphen1
• M, #102468, b. 14 July 1410, d. 23 February 1473
• Last Edited=16 Sep 2013
• Consanguinity Index=0.71%
• Arnold van Egmont Hertog van Gelre Graaf van Zutphen was born on 14 July 1410.1 He was the son of Johan II Heer van Egmont and Maria van Arkel-Pierrepont. He married Katrina von der Mark-Kleve, daughter of Adolf I Graf von der Mark Herzog von Kleve und Graf van Ravensberg and Marie de Valois-Bourgogne, on 23 July 1423 at Kleve, Germany.1 He died on 23 February 1473 at age 62 at Grave, France.1 He was buried at St. Elisabeth Church, Grave, The Netherlands.1
• He gained the title of Hertog van Gelre in 1423.1
• Children of Arnold van Egmont Hertog van Gelre Graaf van Zutphen and Katrina von der Mark-Kleve
  • Marie van Egmont-Gelre+ b. 1433, d. 16 Nov 1463
  • Margaretha van Egmont-Gelre+1 b. 11 Aug 1436, d. 2 Nov 1486
  • Adolf van Egmont Hertog van Gelre Graaf van Zutphen+ b. 12 Feb 1438, d. 24 Jun 1477
  • Katarina van Egmont-Gelre1 b. 1439, d. 25 Jan 1497
• Citations
• [S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p10247.htm#i102468

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• Links
• http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00011404&tree=LEO
• Arnold van Egmont, hertog van Gelre - Wikipedia, Nederlands

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Arnold van Egmont ( Egmond-Binnen , 14 July 1410 - Grave , 23 February 1473 ) was from 1423 to 1465 and from 1471 to his death in 1473, duke of Gelre and count of Zutphen . He was the eldest son of Jan II, lord of Egmont and Maria van Arkel . Until 1436 he was under the guardianship of his father.

Arnold van Egmont 1410-1473 Arnold from Egmond.jpg Duke of Gelre Period 1423 - 1465 Predecessor Reinoud IV Successor Adolf Duke of Gelre Period 1471 - 1473 Predecessor Adolf Successor Charles of Burgundy Father Jan II van Egmont Mother Maria van Arkel Edit Life Duke Reinoud IV died childless in 1423 . The Staten van Gelre then chose the grandson of his sister, the thirteen-year-old Arnold van Egmont, as the new duke. King Sigismund , however, did not rent him, but Adolf van Gulik-Berg with the duchy. The battle that followed was known as the Second War of Succession . A period of relative calm between 1441 and 1456 could not prevent that Arnold was captured in 1465 by his son Adolf with the help of Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy .

Philip's successor, Charles the Bold , restored Arnold to his authority in 1471 and Adolf was imprisoned in Hesdin . Arnold then pledged Gelre and Zutphen for three hundred thousand gold guilders to Charles the Bold, and also recognized Karel as heir. The Staten van Gelre, however, acknowledged his son Adolf as heir after Arnold's death. Charles de Stoute occupied Nijmegen and Zutphen and annexed the areas to his empire.

Marriage and children Edit Arnold van Egmont married on January 26, 1430 [1] in Kleve with Katharina van Kleef , daughter of Duke Adolf I van Kleef . They had the following children:

Maria (between 1429 and 1434 - 1463 ), married James II of Scotland Willem (* 1434, † young) Margaretha ( 1436 - Simmern 2 November 1486 ), married on 16 August 1454 in Lobith to Frederik I van Palts-Simmern ( 24 April 1417 - Simmern 29 November 1480 ) Adolf ( 1439 - 1477 ), Duke of Gelre 1465 - 1471 and 1473 - 1477 Catharina van Gelre ( 1439 - 1496 ), regent van Gelre 1477-1481 Editing notes Sources, notes and / or references

AP van Schilfgaarde, Seals and genealogical data from the Counts and Dukes of Gelre, Counts of Zutphen, Arnhem 1967

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