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Adolf, Duke of Guelders
Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen

Adolf, Duke of Guelders

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Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen
A.K.A.
Adolf van Egmond
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Grave, Netherlands
Place of death
Tournai, Belgium
Age
39 years
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Biography

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.

He was the son of Arnold, Duke of Guelders and Catherine of Cleves.

In the battle of succession for Guelders, he imprisoned in 1465 his own father and became Duke with the support of Philip the Good, who also made him Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece. In 1468 he won the Battle of Straelen against Cleves, but Charles the Bold reinstated his father Arnold, and Adolf was imprisoned in Hesdin.
After the death of Charles the Bold in 1477, he was liberated by the Flemish.
He died the same year at the head of a Flemish army besieging Tournai, after the States of Guelders had recognized him as Duke. His body was buried in Tournai Cathedral.

Coat of arms of Adolf

Family and issue

Adolf married Catharine of Bourbon (1440–1469), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, in 1463. They had twin children :

  • Philippa (1467–1547), married in 1485 René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451–1508)
  • Charles (1467–1538), later Duke of Guelders, married in 1518 with Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1494–1572), daughter of Henry I of Lüneburg.

Ancestors

16. John I, Lord of Egmond
16. John I, Lord of Egmond
8. Arnold I, Lord of Egmond
17. Guida of IJsselstein
4. John II, Count of Egmond
18. Frederick VII of Leningen
9. Jolanthe of Leiningen
19. Jolanthe of Jülich
2. Arnold, Duke of Guelders
20. Otto, Lord of Arkel
10. John V, Lord of Arkel
21. Elisabeth of Bar-Pierrepont
5. Maria van Arkel
22. William II, Duke of Jülich
11. Joanna of Jülich
23. Maria of Guelders
1. Adolf, Duke of Guelders
24. Adolph II of the Marck
12. Adolf III of the Marck
25. Margaret of Cleves
6. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
26. Gerhard VI of Jülich
13. Margaret of Jülich
27. Margaret of Ravensberg
3. Catherine of Cleves
28. Philip the Bold
14. John the Fearless
29. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
7. Marie of Burgundy
30. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
15. Margaret of Bavaria
31. Margaret of Brieg
16. John I, Lord of Egmond
8. Arnold I, Lord of Egmond
17. Guida of IJsselstein
4. John II, Count of Egmond
18. Frederick VII of Leningen
9. Jolanthe of Leiningen
19. Jolanthe of Jülich
2. Arnold, Duke of Guelders
20. Otto, Lord of Arkel
10. John V, Lord of Arkel
21. Elisabeth of Bar-Pierrepont
5. Maria van Arkel
22. William II, Duke of Jülich
11. Joanna of Jülich
23. Maria of Guelders
1. Adolf, Duke of Guelders
24. Adolph II of the Marck
12. Adolf III of the Marck
25. Margaret of Cleves
6. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
26. Gerhard VI of Jülich
13. Margaret of Jülich
27. Margaret of Ravensberg
3. Catherine of Cleves
28. Philip the Bold
14. John the Fearless
29. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
7. Marie of Burgundy
30. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
15. Margaret of Bavaria
31. Margaret of Brieg
8. Arnold I, Lord of Egmond
17. Guida of IJsselstein
4. John II, Count of Egmond
18. Frederick VII of Leningen
9. Jolanthe of Leiningen
19. Jolanthe of Jülich
2. Arnold, Duke of Guelders
20. Otto, Lord of Arkel
10. John V, Lord of Arkel
21. Elisabeth of Bar-Pierrepont
5. Maria van Arkel
22. William II, Duke of Jülich
11. Joanna of Jülich
23. Maria of Guelders
1. Adolf, Duke of Guelders
24. Adolph II of the Marck
12. Adolf III of the Marck
25. Margaret of Cleves
6. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
26. Gerhard VI of Jülich
13. Margaret of Jülich
27. Margaret of Ravensberg
3. Catherine of Cleves
28. Philip the Bold
14. John the Fearless
29. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
7. Marie of Burgundy
30. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
15. Margaret of Bavaria
31. Margaret of Brieg
Adolf, Duke of Guelders
House of Egmond
Born: 12 February 1438 Died: 27 June 1477
Preceded by
Arnold
Duke of Guelders
1465–1471
Succeeded by
Arnold
Preceded by
Charles the Bold
Duke of Guelders
1477–1477
Succeeded by
Mary of Burgundy
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