Gerard of Guelders

Gerard of Guelders (c. 1149 - 1181) was count consort of Boulogne

Gerard of Guelders
Bornc. 1149
Died1181
Noble familyHouse of Wassenberg
Spouse(s)Ida, Countess of Boulogne
FatherHenry I, Count of Guelders
MotherAgnes of Arnstein

Life

Gerard 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

Gerard of Guelders has no known descendants.

References
  1. (LA) Urkundenbuch für die Geschichte des Niederrheins, Band I, doc. 463, p. 326
  2. Böhmer, Johann Friedrich (1853). "Fontes rerum Germanicarum III, Vita Lodewici comitis de Arnstein, p. 327".
  3. "Kronijk van Arent toe Bocop, p. 109".
  4. "Monumenta Germanica Historica, tomus XVI, Annales Egmundani, anno 1181, p. 469". Archived from the original on 2015-05-23.
  5. "Monumenta Germanica Historica, tomus IX, Flandria Generosa (Continuatio Bruxellensis) p. 325". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25.
  6. "Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores, tomus XXI, Gisleberti Chronicon Hanoniense, pp. 515-516". Archived from the original on 2018-07-06.
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