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Reginald II of Guelders ( Dutch: Reinoud ), called "the Black" (c. 1295 – 12 October 1343), was Count of Guelders, and from 1339 onwards Duke of Guelders, and Zutphen, in the Low Countries, from 1326 to 1343. He was the son of Reginald I of Guelders and Marguerite of Flanders .
- c. 1295
- Reginald I of Guelders
- 12 October 1343, Arnhem
- Marguerite of Flanders
Apr 26, 2022 · About Reginald II, duke of Guelders. Died: 12 October 1343 Buried: Monnikhuizen Arnhem. On 11 January 1311, Reinald was married to Sophia de Berthout at Roermond; she was the heiress of Malines and niece of the Bishop of Utrecht, and bore him four daughters. Two of them, Matilda and Marie, succeeded as Duchess of Gelderland in their own right ...
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)
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After the Wassenberg line became extinct in 1371 following the deaths of Reginald II's childless sons Edward II (on 24 August, from wounds suffered in the Battle of Baesweiler) and Reginald III (on 4 December), the ensuing Guelders War of Succession saw William I of Jülich emerge victorious.
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Reginald II, known as ‘the Black’, served as Count of Guelders and, from 1339, as Duke of Guelders and Zutphen in the Low Countries. His tenure spanned from 1326 until his death in 1343. He was born to Reginald I of Guelders and Marguerite of Flanders.
Reginald II of Guelders (Dutch: Reinoud), called "the Black" (c. 1295 - 12 October 1343), was Count of Guelders, and from 1339 onwards Duke of Guelders, and Zutphen, in the Low Countries, from 1326 to 1343. He was the son of Reginald I of Guelders and Marguerite of Flanders. From 1316, he acted as regent in the county, imprisoned his father in ...
Reginald II of Guelders (Dutch: Reinoud), called "the Black" (c. 1295 – 12 October 1343), was Count of Guelders, and from 1339 onwards Duke of Guelders, and Zutphen, in the Low Countries, from 1326 to 1343. He was the son of Reginald I of Guelders and Marguerite of Flanders.
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