Everything about Charles Duke Of Guelders totally explained
Charles of Egmond (
9 November 1467 –
June 30 1538) was Duke of
Guelders between
1492 and his death. He was the son of
Adolf of Egmond and
Catharina of Bourbon. He was a major protagonist in the
Friso-Hollandic Wars and the
Guelderian Wars.
Childhood and family
Charles was born at Grave and raised at the
Burgundian court of
Charles the Bold, who had bought the duchy of Guelders from Adolf of Egmond in
1473. He fought in several battles against the armies of
Charles VIII of France, until he was captured in the
Battle of Béthune (
1487).
Reign
In
1492, Charles was ransomed by the cities of Guelders, who had become disenchanted with the rule of their duke,
Maximilian of Habsburg. Charles restored the independence of Guelders, and was recognized as Duke by the cities.
Donia's revolt
Pier Gerlofs Donia, the legendary Frisian freedom fighter, stood under his direct order, and so did
Maarten van Rossum, another military-commander. He played a major role behind the scenes of the
Friso-Hollandic Wars, and especially the last part of it, the so called
Peasants revolt of Grutte Pier. After the tides turned, and
Donia's rebellion seemed to break, he stopped investing in it, and switched sides together with
van Rossum. Before that, he'd paid bribes to the
Count of Nychlenborch, a Burgundian-
vassal whose job it was to break Donia's
rebellion.
Charles' rule in Guelders was supported by the French King, but the duchy was regained by
Philip I of Castile, son of Maximillian, in
1505. Charles had to accompany Philip to
Spain to attend his coronation as king of Spain, but Charles escaped at
Antwerp, and by July
1513, the whole of Guelders was under his rule again.
Last years and death
In 1519, Charles married young Elisabeth of Brunswick. The marriage remained childless.
In the
Treaty of Gorinchem (
1528), the emperor finally recognized Charles of Egmond as Duke of Guelders. However, if Charles were to die childless, the emperor (
Charles V, who was Philip's son) would inherit the duchy. At that moment, Charles didn't have any children yet, and therefore he delayed signing the treaty. Another battle ensued, after which the offending passage was deleted from the treaty, and in
1536 there was finally peace between Guelders and Burgundy.
Charles died at
Arnhem, and is buried in the St. Eusebius Church there.
Charles had several illegitimate children, and his such descent survives.
His only legitimate sister, his twin
Philippa, Duchess of Lorraine (1467-1547) survived him and died during the reign of her great-grandson
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1543-1608).
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