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William IV, Count of Jülich

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is no evidence of a papal dispensation which would have been required for William to marry the sister of his first wife. Thus, it's possible that Richardis was the mother of all of William's children. William had eleven children, as well as a natural son Roland (and possibly a second natural son) who died with him in the riot at Aachen.
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and Margaret of Brabant. Most sources accept Margaret as the mother of William's elder children but there is no evidence that this marriage was ever consummated. Further, William is known to have married Margaret's sister, Richardis of Guelders (c. 1215 – 1293/98), prior to January 1250 but there
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On the night of 16 March 1278, which has become known as Gertrudisnacht (Night of St. Gertrude), William, along with his sons William and Roland (and according to some sources, a third son), entered the town of Aachen to collect taxes for King
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By 1240 William's territorial expansion created conflict on the eastern side of his territory with the Archbishop of Cologne. William was a loyal supporter of the
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until 1270/71, again forcing the Archbishop to recognize all of William's Cologne fiefs. As a result of this action, William was excommunicated by
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William (c. 1240 – 16 March 1278), died with his father in the riot at Aachen. Married Marie of Flanders, daughter of
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Margaret (c. 1240 – 12 October 1292/93), married 1261 Dieter III, Count of Katzenelnbogen
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By contract on 12 March 1237, William was betrothed to Margaret of Guelders, daughter of
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and Richard confirmed all of William's imperial fiefs. William also supported the
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Blancheflor (c. 1255 – after 1330), married before 1277 Henry, Count of Sponheim
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Petronilla (c. 1255 – after 1300), married before 1276 Ludwig, Count of Arnsberg
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Richardis (c. 1243 – after 1291), married before 1265 William, Count of Salm
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Catharine (c. 1250 – after 1287), married before 1273 John of Arberg
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Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter
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Otto (c. 1245 – after 1283), Archdeacon at Liege from 1282
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which made him a rugged opponent of Cologne Archbishop
22:(c. 1210 – 16 March 1278) was the son and heir of 49:under the guardianship of his uncle, Eberhard of 331: 81:river. He also won the imperial fiefdoms of 212:Matilda (c. 1238 – bef. 1279), married 1258 225:and Matilda of Bethune. They had one son, 45:in 1218. William succeeded his father as 61:and was made imperial administrator of 332: 198: 270: 120:inheritance, William gained parts of 187:because of their similar interests. 13: 355:Christians of the Prussian Crusade 14: 366: 287: 132:, came to the assistance of the 259:Mechtild (c. 1255 – aft. 1287) 175:in 1267/77. He stood against 130:Engelbert I, Count of the Mark 1: 263: 205:Gerard III, Count of Guelders 345:13th-century German nobility 73:and over the possessions of 37:William's father joined the 32:Waleran III, Duke of Limburg 7: 20:William IV, Count of Jülich 10: 371: 146:Engelbert II of Falkenburg 144:in 1267, William captured 318: 309: 301: 294:Genealogie-Mittelalter.de 77:on the left bank of the 41:in 1217 and died in the 223:Guy, Count of Flanders 214:John I, Count of Looz 114:Konrad von Hochstaden 110:House of Hohenstaufen 24:William III of Jülich 247:(before 1250 – 1328) 193:Rudolph I of Germany 173:Alfonso X of Castile 227:William the younger 199:Family and children 161:Richard of Cornwall 156:from 1268 to 1270. 140:. In the battle of 138:Siege of Königsberg 165:King of the Romans 159:William supported 328: 327: 319:Succeeded by 169:Kingdom of France 59:Stedinger Crusade 43:Siege of Damietta 362: 350:Counts of Jülich 316:1219–1278 302:Preceded by 299: 298: 281: 276:Walther Möller, 274: 238:(1240/45 – 1297) 134:Teutonic Knights 26:and Mathilde of 370: 369: 365: 364: 363: 361: 360: 359: 330: 329: 324: 315: 312:Count of Jülich 307: 290: 285: 284: 275: 271: 266: 201: 154:Pope Clement IV 47:Count of Jülich 17: 16:Count of Julich 12: 11: 5: 368: 358: 357: 352: 347: 342: 326: 325: 320: 317: 308: 303: 297: 296: 289: 288:External links 286: 283: 282: 268: 267: 265: 262: 261: 260: 257: 254: 251: 248: 242: 239: 233: 230: 219: 216: 200: 197: 71:Kornelimünster 69:, guardian of 30:, daughter of 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 367: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 337: 335: 323: 314: 313: 306: 300: 295: 292: 291: 279: 273: 269: 258: 255: 252: 249: 246: 243: 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 224: 220: 217: 215: 211: 210: 209: 206: 196: 194: 188: 186: 182: 178: 174: 171:against King 170: 166: 162: 157: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 106: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 85:, Hengenbach- 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 310: 277: 272: 202: 189: 158: 122:Münstereifel 107: 36: 19: 18: 340:1278 deaths 305:William III 136:during the 118:Hochstander 75:Essen Abbey 334:Categories 264:References 103:Bardenberg 51:Hengenbach 185:Heinsberg 91:Merzenich 55:Altenesch 177:Guelders 150:Nideggen 126:Lövenich 95:Thürnich 87:Heimbach 39:Crusades 245:Gerhard 142:Zülpich 57:in the 28:Limburg 322:Walram 236:Walram 181:Cleves 83:Sinzig 67:Aachen 63:Konzen 99:Düren 79:Rhine 183:and 101:and 65:and 163:as 336:: 179:, 97:, 93:, 89:, 34:. 229:.

Index

William III of Jülich
Limburg
Waleran III, Duke of Limburg
Crusades
Siege of Damietta
Count of Jülich
Hengenbach
Altenesch
Stedinger Crusade
Konzen
Aachen
Kornelimünster
Essen Abbey
Rhine
Sinzig
Heimbach
Merzenich
Thürnich
Düren
Bardenberg
House of Hohenstaufen
Konrad von Hochstaden
Hochstander
Münstereifel
Lövenich
Engelbert I, Count of the Mark
Teutonic Knights
Siege of Königsberg
Zülpich
Engelbert II of Falkenburg

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