Counts and dukes of Guelders
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Guelders is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.
Counts
House of Wassenberg
before 1096–about 1129: Gerard I
about 1129–about 1131: Gerard II, son of Gerard I
about 1131–1182: Henry I, son of Gerard II
1182–1207: Otto I, son of Henry I
1207–1229: Gerard III, son of Otto I
1229–1271: Otto II, son of Gerard III
1271–1318: Reginald I, son of Otto II
1318–1343: Reginald II, son of Reginald I
Dukes
House of Wassenberg
During Reginald II's reign, the county of Guelders was elevated to a duchy with the Wessenberg-Maccan.
1318–1343: Reginald II
1343–1344: Eleanor, wife of Reginald II, regent of Reginald III
1343–1361: Reginald III, son of Reginald II and Eleanor
1361–1371: Edward, son of Reginald II and Eleanor
1371: Reginald III, second time
After the death of Reginald III without issue, two of his half-sisters disputed the succession of the Duchy of Guelders:
1371–1379 Matilde (d. 1384) and her husband, John II, Count of Blois (d. 1381)
1371–1379 Maria (d. 1397) and her husband, William II, Duke of Jülich (d. 1393)
House of Jülich-Hengebach
1379–1402: William I, son of Maria and William II
1402–1423: Reginald IV, son of Maria and William II
House of Egmond
1423–1465: Arnold, grandnephew of Reginald IV, son of John II
1423–1436: John II, father and regent of Arnold
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
1477–1482: Maximillian I, ruler jure uxoris
1482–1492: Philip I, son of Mary and Maximilian I
House of Egmond
The Egmond family did not abandon their claims to Guelders and Charles II, Duke of Guelders conquered the Duchy in 1492. As Duke his regent was his aunt Catherine of Guelders. Charles remained in power with support of the French king.
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