Charles of Egmond

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Charles of Egmond was a late 15th- and early 16th-century Duke of Guelders known for his prolonged resistance to Habsburg domination in the Low Countries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Charles of Egmond canonical 1
Karel van Gelre 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
human
nobleman
ally Duchy of Berg
Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Jülich
King Francis I of France
linked to: Francis I of France
birthDate 1467-11-09
birthPlace Grave
burialPlace Arnhem
captivityLocation Burgundy
capturedBy Charles the Bold
conflict Guelders Wars
Habsburg–Guelders conflict
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Guelders
deathDate 1538-06-30
deathPlace Arnhem
dynasticContext late medieval and early modern Low Countries
father Adolf of Egmond
givenName Charles
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Late Middle Ages
house House of Egmond
languageSpoken Dutch
mother Catherine of Bourbon
nativeName Karel van Egmond
linked to: Frederik van Egmond

Karel van Gelre
linked to: Charles of Egmond
nobleFamily House of Egmond
notableFor Guelders Wars against the Habsburgs
resistance to Habsburg rule in the Low Countries
opponent Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
House of Habsburg
policy opposition to Burgundian-Habsburg centralization
positionHeld Count of Zutphen
Duke of Guelders
predecessor Mary of Burgundy
regionOfActivity Guelders
linked to: County of Guelders

Low Countries
Zutphen
reignEnd 1538
reignStart 1492
releasedWithSupportFrom King Charles VIII of France
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
successor William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
territoryRuled County of Zutphen
Duchy of Guelders
titleClaim Duke of Guelders

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Duchy of Guelders notableRuler Charles of Egmond
Charles of Egmond nativeName Karel van Gelre
linked to: Charles of Egmond