Gerhard V of Jülich
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Gerhard V of Jülich Count of Jülich (1297–1328), was the youngest son of William IV, Count of Jülich
and Richardis of Guelders, daughter of Gerard III, Count of Guelders
.
Gerhard succeeded his brother Walram
as Count of Jülich in 1297. He supported King Adolf in the Battle of Göllheim
in 1298, but when Adolf was killed by King Albert I
, Gerhard submitted to Albert and was allowed to keep his imperial fief. He helped Albert against the Rhenish electors in 1300, which confirmed his interests with respect to Cologne. Gerhard also won the river duties of Kaiserswerth, Mönchen-Gladbach, Kessel-Grevenbroich, Rheydt, Münstereifel/Bergheim and Müllenark, among others. In 1313, Gerhard supported Ludwig IV
in the succession war for the throne of Germany and allowed Ludwig's coronation in Aachen against the will of the Archbishop of Cologne.
and Jeanne, dame de Vierzon. Elisabeth's sister Marie had married Gerhard's brother Walram. Gerhard and Elisabeth has the following children:
William IV, Count of Jülich
William IV, Count of Jülich was the son and heir of William III of Jülich and Mathilde of Limburg, daughter of Waleran III, Duke of Limburg....
and Richardis of Guelders, daughter of Gerard III, Count of Guelders
Gerard III, Count of Guelders
Gerard III of Guelders was the Count of Guelders and Zutphen from 1207 until his death in 1229. He was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders, and is sometimes called Gerard IV or Gerard V...
.
Gerhard succeeded his brother Walram
Walram, Count of Jülich
Walram, Count of Jülich was the second son of William IV, Count of Jülich and Richardis of Guelders, daughter of Gerard III, Count of Guelders....
as Count of Jülich in 1297. He supported King Adolf in the Battle of Göllheim
Battle of Göllheim
The Battle of Göllheim was fought on 2 July 1298 between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.After the death of Rudolph I at Germesheim on 15 July 1291, his son, Albert I seemed to be the inevitable successor to the throne of Holy Empire...
in 1298, but when Adolf was killed by King Albert I
Albert I of Germany
Albert I of Habsburg was King of the Romans and Duke of Austria, the eldest son of German King Rudolph I of Habsburg and his first wife Gertrude of Hohenburg.-Life:...
, Gerhard submitted to Albert and was allowed to keep his imperial fief. He helped Albert against the Rhenish electors in 1300, which confirmed his interests with respect to Cologne. Gerhard also won the river duties of Kaiserswerth, Mönchen-Gladbach, Kessel-Grevenbroich, Rheydt, Münstereifel/Bergheim and Müllenark, among others. In 1313, Gerhard supported Ludwig IV
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
in the succession war for the throne of Germany and allowed Ludwig's coronation in Aachen against the will of the Archbishop of Cologne.
Family and children
Gerhard married before 13 December 1299 Elisabeth of Brabant-Aarschot (c.1280 - 1350/55), daughter of Godfrey of BrabantGodfrey of Brabant
Godfrey of Brabant, , was Lord of Aarschot between 1284 and 1302 and Lord of Vierzon between 1277 and 1302.-Biography:...
and Jeanne, dame de Vierzon. Elisabeth's sister Marie had married Gerhard's brother Walram. Gerhard and Elisabeth has the following children:
- WilliamWilliam V, Duke of JülichWilliam V, Duke of Jülich , the first Duke of Jülich, was the eldest son of Gerhard V of Jülich and Elisabeth of Brabant-Aarschot, daughter of Godfrey of Brabant....
(c.1300 - 1361) - Ludwig (died after 1311)
- Gottfried (died 1335), married Elisabeth of Cleves
- WalramWalram of JülichWalram of Jülich was Archbishop of Cologne from 1332 to his death in 1349.-Life:Walram was one of the younger sons of Count Gerhard V of Jülich and his wife Elisabeth of Brabant-Aarschot. From 1316 to 1330 he studied in Orléans and Paris. From 1327 he was a canon in Cologne, as well as a provost...
(1303/04 - 14 August 1349), Archbishop of Cologne (1332–1349) - Henry, Provost of St. Andreas, Cologne (1319–1334)
- John (died after 1327), Canon at Liège St. Jean
- Maria (died c.1353), married Henry II of Virneberg, Dietrich VIII, Count of ClevesDietrich VIII, Count of ClevesDietrich VIII was Count of Cleves from 1310 through 1347.The County of Cleves was a comital polity of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany and the Netherlands . Its rulers, called counts, had a special and privileged standing in the Empire...
and Conrad II of Saffenberg - Elisabeth, married John II, Count of Sayn and Gottfried of Hatzfeld
- Richardis (7 March 1314 - 7 March 1360), married 1330 Otto IV, Duke of Lower BavariaOtto IV, Duke of Lower BavariaOtto IV was a Duke of Lower Bavaria.-Family:He was a son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria and Jutta of Schweidnitz....