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Adolf of Egmond

He deposed his father Arnold and governed Guelders from 1465 until the Burgundian intervention of 1471. He briefly recovered the title in 1477 after Charles the Bold’s death. The Egmond dispute continued in the generation of his son Charles.

1438 – 1477DukeEgmond · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1438 Pending review

Death: 1477 Pending review

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Egmond · ES

Territories: Guelders (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Guelders · Duchy Pending review1465–1471Effective rule
Duke · Guelders · Duchy Pending review1477–1477Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Arnold of EgmondPending reviewCatherine of Cleves · ESPending review
Children
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 7 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1438

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1477

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Arnold of Egmond

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Catherine of Cleves

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Guelders · 1465–1471

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Guelders · 1477–1477

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Successions (0/1 with a precise source)
  • SuccessionPending review

    Guelders · Arnold of Egmond → Adolf of Egmond · 1465

    Adolf deposed and imprisoned his father Arnold, taking power through a violent family conflict.A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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