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'''Walram, Count of Jülich''' (1240/45 |
'''Walram, Count of Jülich''' (1240/45 – c. August 1297, after [[Battle of Furnes]]) was the second son of [[William IV, Count of Jülich]] and Richardis of Guelders, daughter of [[Gerard III, Count of Guelders]].{{sfn|Möller|1995|p=14}} |
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==Biography== |
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In 1278, Walram succeeded his father as Count of Jülich when his father and his elder brother, William, were slain together in Aachen. He served as Provost at Aachen as late as 1279/1280. Walram was a fierce opponent of the Archbishop of Cologne and a partisan of the Duke of Brabant in the [[War of the Limburg Succession|War of succession for Limburg]]. In the [[Battle of Woeringen]] in 1288 he captured [[Siegfried II of Westerburg|Archbishop Siegfried]], which enabled him to gain supremacy over the Archbishop. He won Zülpich among others and secured his other fiefs. |
In 1278, Walram succeeded his father as Count of Jülich when his father and his elder brother, William, were slain together in Aachen. He served as Provost at Aachen as late as 1279/1280. Walram was a fierce opponent of the Archbishop of Cologne and a partisan of the Duke of Brabant in the [[War of the Limburg Succession|War of succession for Limburg]]. In the [[Battle of Woeringen]] in 1288 he captured [[Siegfried II of Westerburg|Archbishop Siegfried]],{{sfn|Arblaster|2012|p=81}} which enabled him to gain supremacy over the Archbishop. He won Zülpich among others and secured his other fiefs. |
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Walram was killed in the [[Battle of Furnes]] on August 20 1297, fighting alongside [[Guy, Count of Flanders]] against the French. |
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Walram was wounded at the [[Battle of Furnes]] on 20 August 1297, and died several days later.{{sfn|Verbruggen|2002|p=215}} |
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==Family and children== |
==Family and children== |
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In 1296, Walram married Marie of Brabant-Aarschot (c.1278 |
In 1296, Walram married Marie of Brabant-Aarschot (c. 1278 – 25 February 1332),{{sfn|Roest|2013|p=140}} daughter of [[Godfrey of Brabant]] and Jeanne, dame de Vierzon. Marie was the heiress of both Aarschot and Vierzon. Walram died the year after their marriage and his brother [[Gerhard V of Jülich|Gerhard]] succeeded him as Count of Jülich. Marie married again in 1323 to Robert of Beaumont and at her death Vierzon went to her sister Elisabeth who had married Walram's brother Gerhard. Walram and Marie had: |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*{{cite book |title=A History of the Low Countries |first=Paul |last=Arblaster |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2012 }} |
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*{{cite book |first=Walther |last=Möller |title=Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter |publisher=Verlag Degener & Co. |year=1995 |volume=1 |language=German }} |
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*{{cite book |first=Bert |last=Roest |title=Order and Disorder: The Poor Clares between Foundation and Reform |publisher=Brill |year=2013 }} |
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*{{cite book |title=The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302): A Contribution to the History of Flanders' War of Liberation, 1297-1305 |first=J. F. |last=Verbruggen |publisher=The Boydell Press |year=2002 }} |
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* [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/juelich_grafen_von/walram_graf_von_juelich_+_1297.html Genealogie-Mittelalter.de] |
* [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/juelich_grafen_von/walram_graf_von_juelich_+_1297.html Genealogie-Mittelalter.de] |
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* [http://216.194.94.180/Projects/MedLands/FRANCONIA%20(LOWER%20RHINE).htm#WalramJulichdied1297 Lower Rhine Nobility] |
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Latest revision as of 20:56, 14 June 2023
Walram, Count of Jülich (1240/45 – c. August 1297, after Battle of Furnes) was the second son of William IV, Count of Jülich and Richardis of Guelders, daughter of Gerard III, Count of Guelders.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 1278, Walram succeeded his father as Count of Jülich when his father and his elder brother, William, were slain together in Aachen. He served as Provost at Aachen as late as 1279/1280. Walram was a fierce opponent of the Archbishop of Cologne and a partisan of the Duke of Brabant in the War of succession for Limburg. In the Battle of Woeringen in 1288 he captured Archbishop Siegfried,[2] which enabled him to gain supremacy over the Archbishop. He won Zülpich among others and secured his other fiefs.
Walram was wounded at the Battle of Furnes on 20 August 1297, and died several days later.[3]
Family and children
[edit]In 1296, Walram married Marie of Brabant-Aarschot (c. 1278 – 25 February 1332),[4] daughter of Godfrey of Brabant and Jeanne, dame de Vierzon. Marie was the heiress of both Aarschot and Vierzon. Walram died the year after their marriage and his brother Gerhard succeeded him as Count of Jülich. Marie married again in 1323 to Robert of Beaumont and at her death Vierzon went to her sister Elisabeth who had married Walram's brother Gerhard. Walram and Marie had:
- William (1297/98 – 31 October 1311), Canon of St. Marian at Aachen
References
[edit]- ^ Möller 1995, p. 14.
- ^ Arblaster 2012, p. 81.
- ^ Verbruggen 2002, p. 215.
- ^ Roest 2013, p. 140.
Sources
[edit]- Arblaster, Paul (2012). A History of the Low Countries. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Möller, Walther (1995). Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter (in German). Vol. 1. Verlag Degener & Co.
- Roest, Bert (2013). Order and Disorder: The Poor Clares between Foundation and Reform. Brill.
- Verbruggen, J. F. (2002). The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302): A Contribution to the History of Flanders' War of Liberation, 1297-1305. The Boydell Press.