Walram, Count of Jülich
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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
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In 1278, Walram succeeded his father as Count of Jülich when his father and his elder brother, William, were slain together in Aachen. He served as Provost at Aachen as late as 1279/1280. Walram was a fierce opponent of the Archbishop of Cologne and a partisan of the Duke of Brabant in the War of succession for Limburg
. In the Battle of Woeringen in 1288 he captured Archbishop Siegfried
, which enabled him to gain supremacy over the Archbishop. He won Zülpich among others and secured his other fiefs.
Walram was killed in the Battle of Furnes
on August 20 1297, fighting alongside Guy, Count of Flanders against the French.
and Jeanne, dame de Vierzon. Marie was the heiress of both Aarschot and Vierzon. Walram died the year after their marriage and his brother Gerhard
succeeded him as Count of Jülich. Marie married again in 1323 to Robert of Beaumont and at her death Vierzon went to her sister Elisabeth who had married Walram's brother Gerhard. Walram and Marie had one son:
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...
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In 1278, Walram succeeded his father as Count of Jülich when his father and his elder brother, William, were slain together in Aachen. He served as Provost at Aachen as late as 1279/1280. Walram was a fierce opponent of the Archbishop of Cologne and a partisan of the Duke of Brabant in the War of succession for Limburg
War of the Limburg Succession
The War of the Limburg Succession, was a series of conflicts between 1283 and 1289 for the succession in the Duchy of Limburg.The cause of the War of the Limburg Succession was the death of Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg in 1280, and his only daughter Ermengarde of Limburg in 1283. Waleran IV had no...
. In the Battle of Woeringen in 1288 he captured Archbishop Siegfried
Siegfried II of Westerburg
Siegfried II of Westerburg was Archbishop of Cologne from 1275 to 1297.Siegfried was the second son of Siegfried IV, Count of Runkel in Westerburg...
, which enabled him to gain supremacy over the Archbishop. He won Zülpich among others and secured his other fiefs.
Walram was killed in the Battle of Furnes
Battle of Furnes
The Battle of Furnes was fought on 20 August 1297 between French and Flemish forces.The French were led by Robert II of Artois and the Flemish by Guy of Dampierre. The French forces were victorious...
on August 20 1297, fighting alongside Guy, Count of Flanders against the French.
Family and children
In 1296, Walram married Marie of Brabant-Aarschot (c.1278 - 25 February 1332), 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. Marie was the heiress of both Aarschot and Vierzon. Walram died the year after their marriage and his brother Gerhard
Gerhard V of Jülich
Gerhard V of Jülich , Count of Jülich , was the youngest son of William IV, Count of Jülich and Richardis of Guelders, daughter of Gerard III, Count of Guelders....
succeeded him as Count of Jülich. Marie married again in 1323 to Robert of Beaumont and at her death Vierzon went to her sister Elisabeth who had married Walram's brother Gerhard. Walram and Marie had one son:
- William (1297/98 - 31 October 1311), Canon of St. Marian at Aachen