Family of Gerhard III and Marguerite of BRABANT

Husband:	Gerhard III ( -1229)
Wife:	Marguerite of BRABANT (1192-1231)

Husband: Gerhard III

Wife: Marguerite of BRABANT

Name:	Marguerite of BRABANT
Sex:	Female
Father:	Henry I + (1165-1235)
Mother:	Mathilde + of FLANDERS (1170-1210)
Birth	1192
Death	1231 (age 38-39)

Note on Husband: Gerhard III

Gerard III of Gelderland, born about 1185 , died on 22 October 1229 , was Count of Gelderland and Zutphen from 1207 to 1229 . Il était fils d' Otton Ier , comte de Gueldre et de Zutphen, et de Richardis de Wittelsbach. He was the son of Otto I , Count of Gelderland and Zutphen, and Richard of Wittelsbach.

 

Son mariage fit de lui un beau-frère de empereur Otton IV . His marriage made ??him a brother of Emperor Otto IV . Durant son règne, il augmenta les frais de douanes le long de la frontière avec l'évêché d'Utrecht et le long du Rhin, ce qui lui permit de s'enrichir. During his reign, he increased the costs of customs along the border with the Bishopric of Utrecht and along the Rhine, which enabled him to enrich themselves. Il eut cependant des litiges avec ses voisins, le duc de Brabant , archevêque de Cologne et le comte de Hollande , à propos de ces frais de douanes Mais il se tint à l'écard de la lutte entre Otton IV et Frédéric II de Hohenstaufen . There were, however, disputes with its neighbors, the Duke of Brabant , archbishop of Cologne and the Count of Holland , about the customs charges, but he stood at the Ecard of the struggle between Otto IV and Frederick II of Hohenstaufen .

 

Il fut inhumé dans la cathédrale de Ruremonde . He was buried in the Cathedral of Roermond .

 

[ modifier ] Mariages et enfants [ edit ] Marriages and children Il avait épousé en janvier 1206 Marguerite de Brabant (1192 †1231), fille d' Henri Ier , duc de Brabant , et de Matilde de Boulogne. He married in January 1206 Margaret of Brabant (1192 † 1231), daughter of Henry I , Duke of Brabant and Matilda de Boulogne. Ils eurent : They were:

 

Otton II (1215 † 1271), comte de Gueldre et de Zutphen Otto II (1215 † 1271), Count of Gelderland and Zutphen

Henri († 1285), évêque de Liège Henry († 1285), bishop of Liège

Marguerite († v. 1251), mariée en 1237 à Guillaume IV († 1278), comte de Juliers Margaret († c. 1251), married in 1237 to William IV († 1278), Count of Jülich

Richardis († 1293/1298), mariée en 1260 à son beau-frère Guillaume IV de Juliers Richards († 1293/1298), married in 1260 to his brother William IV of Jülich