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Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders 1438–1477 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1438

Birth Location: Grave, Brabant, Netherlands

Death Date: 1477

Death Location: Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium

Father: Arnoud II

Mother: Catherine Cleves

Spouse(s): Catherine Bourbon

Children(s): Jan Gelre

Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders was born in 1438 in Grave, Brabant, Netherlands, the child of Arnoud Van Egmont Ii And Catherine Of Cleves. Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders married Catherine Capet De Bourbon, and had children including Jan Van Egmond Van Gelre. Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders passed away in 1477 in Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium.

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Biography

  • Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders was born in 1438 in Grave, Brabant, Netherlands, the child of Arnoud Van Egmont Ii And Catherine Of Cleves.
  • Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders married Catherine Capet De Bourbon, and had children including Jan Van Egmond Van Gelre.
  • Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders passed away in 1477 in Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arnoud II
1410–1473
Birth Location: Egmond-Binnen, North Holland, Netherlands
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Catherine Cleves
1417–1479
Birth Location: Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Bourbon
1442–1469
Birth Location: Liège, Région Wallonne, Belgique (Belgium)
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Children(s)

Jan Gelre
1470–1509
Birth Location: Of, Grave, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
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Adolf Guelders's Ancestors

Self
Adolf Guelders
1438–1477
Birth Place: Grave, Brabant, Netherlands
Parents
Arnoud van Egmont II
1410–1473
Egmond-Binnen, North Holland, Netherlands
Catherine (of) Cleves
1417–1479
Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves
Grandparents
John (II John Lord of) Egmond
1385–1451
Egmond, North Holland, Netherlands
Maria (van) Arkel
1389–1415
Giessenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
Adolph (I of) Cleves
1373–1448
Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Marie (De Bourgogne of) Bourgogne
1393–1442
Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France
Great-Grandparents
Arnold Egmond
1346–1409
Jolanthe Leiningen
1350–1434
Jan Arkel
1362–1428
Joanna Jülich
1362–1415
Adolph Marck
1334–1394
Margaret Jülich
1350–1425
Jean III
1371–1419
Margaret Bavaria
1363–1424
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Egmond
1310–1369
Guyote Amstel
1314–1377
Frederick VII
1325–1387
Jolanthe Jülich
1330–1387
Otto Arkel
1330–1396
Elizabeth Bar
1345–1411
William Jülich
1327–1393
Marie Guelders
1327–1397
Adolph Marck
1295–1347
Margaret Cleves
1310–1348
Gerhard Ravensberg
1325–1360
Margaret Ravensberg
1320–1389
Philippe Hardy
1342–1404
Marguerite Dampierre
1350–1405
Albert Holland
1336–1404
Malgorzata Brieg
1340–1386

Adolf Guelders's Descendants

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Adolf (van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of) Guelders (12 Feb 1438–1477) m. Catherine (Capet de) Bourbon (Abt. 1442–1469)
  1. 1. Jan (Van Egmond Van) Gelre 1470–1509 m. Margriet (Van) Eversdijk 1472–1547
    1. 1. Margriet (Van) Gelre 1504–
    2. 2. Catharina (Van) Gelre 1506–
    3. 3. Ismeria (Van) Gelre 1508–1588
    4. 4. Joachim (Van) Gelre 1500–1556
    5. 5. Anna (Van) Gelre 1502–1557 m. Michiel (Von) Bamberg 1498–
    6. 6. Johan (Van) Gelre 1498–1550 m. Jolenta (De) Vaudemont 1502–
      1. 1. Jacobus (Driest Van) Gelder 1525–
        1. 1. Van (Gelder \) Galder 1545–
        2. 2. Geertruida (van Varick van) Gelder 1550–1620 m. Gosewijn ('goossen' van Varick Tot) Wyenrade 1539–
        3. 3. Pieter (van) Gelder 1550– m. Maria Kerkhoven 1550–1580

Adolf Guelders's Timeline

7 Records

1438
12 Feb 1438
Birth of Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders in Grave, North Brabant, Netherlands
Grave, North Brabant, Netherlands
1438
12 Feb 1438
Birth of Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders in Grave, Brabant, Netherlands
Grave, Brabant, Netherlands
1438
15 Mar 1438
Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders was christened in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
1463
28 Dec 1463
Age 25
Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders was married in Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, België
Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, België
1477
27 Jun 1477
Age 39
Death of Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders in Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
1477
22 Jul 1477
Age 39
Death of Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders in Doornik, Gelderland, Netherlands
Doornik, Gelderland, Netherlands
1477
1477
Age 39
Burial of Adolf van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of Guelders in Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1438
    Event Place: Grave, North Brabant, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1438
    Event Place: Grave, Brabant, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1438
    Event Place: Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1463
    Event Place: Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, België

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1477
    Event Place: Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1477
    Event Place: Doornik, Gelderland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
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