Gerard of Guelders (c. 1149 - 1181) was count consort of Boulogne
Gerard of Guelders | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1149 |
| Died | 1181 |
| Noble family | House of Wassenberg |
| Spouse(s) | Ida, Countess of Boulogne |
| Father | Henry I, Count of Guelders |
| Mother | Agnes of Arnstein |
Life
editGerard 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
editGerard of Guelders has no known descendants.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ (LA) Urkundenbuch für die Geschichte des Niederrheins, Band I, doc. 463, p. 326
- ^ Böhmer, Johann Friedrich (1853). "Fontes rerum Germanicarum III, Vita Lodewici comitis de Arnstein, p. 327".
- ^ "Kronijk van Arent toe Bocop, p. 109".
- ^ "Monumenta Germanica Historica, tomus XVI, Annales Egmundani, anno 1181, p. 469". Archived from the original on 2015-05-23.
- ^ a b c "Monumenta Germanica Historica, tomus IX, Flandria Generosa (Continuatio Bruxellensis) p. 325". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25.
- ^ a b "Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores, tomus XXI, Gisleberti Chronicon Hanoniense, pp. 515-516". Archived from the original on 2018-07-06.