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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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
human
nobleman
ally Duchy of Berg
Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Jülich
Francis I of France
surface form: King Francis I of France
birthDate 1467-11-09
birthPlace Grave
burialPlace Arnhem
captivityLocation Burgundy wine region
surface form: 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, Duke of Guelders
surface form: Adolf of Egmond
givenName Charles
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Late Middle Ages
house House of Egmond
languageSpoken Dutch
mother Catherine de Bourbon
surface form: Catherine of Bourbon
nativeName Frederik van Egmond
surface form: Karel van Egmond

Charles of Egmond self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karel van Gelre
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 County of Guelders
surface form: Guelders

Low Countries
Zutphen
reignEnd 1538
reignStart 1492
releasedWithSupportFrom Charles VIII of France
surface form: King Charles VIII of France
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
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 Charles of Egmond self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Karel van Gelre