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'''Otto II, Count of Guelders''' (Dutch: Otto II, Graaf van Gelre) was a nobleman from the [[Thirteenth century]]. He was the son of [[Gerard III, Count of Guelders]] and [[Margaretha of Brabant]].▼
[[File:GrabdenkmalOttoIIvonGeldern.jpg|thumb|right|Drawing of the tomb for Otto II of Guelders]]
[[File:Goch Asperden - Kloster Graefenthal - Otto II 03 ies.jpg|thumb|right|Tomb of Otto II of Guelders at former Graefenthal Abbey]]
 
▲'''Otto II, Count of Guelders''' (Dutch:c. Otto1215 II,– Graaf1 vanJanuary Gelre1271) was a nobleman from the [[Thirteenth13th century]]. He was the son of [[Gerard III, Count of Guelders]] and [[Margaretha of Brabant]].
 
==Life==
After [[Count William II of Holland|Count William II]] (1227–1256) was slain in 1256 by [[Frisians]] his two years -year-old son [[Floris V, Count of Holland]] inherited Holland. His uncle ([[Floris de Voogd]] regent from 1256 to 1258), and later his aunt ([[Adelaide of Holland]] regent from 1258 to 1263) fought over custody of Holland with other nobles.<ref>Lexicon geschiedenis van Nederland & Belgie. Mulder, Liek and Jan Brouwers eds. Utrecht; Antwerpen: Kosmos-Z&K, 1994</ref> At the battle of Reimerswaal on 22 January 1263, Count Otto II defeated Aleidis and was chosen regent by the nobles who opposed Aleidis.<ref>''Wi Florens--: de Hollandse graaf Floris V in de samenleving van de dertiende eeuw.'' De Boer, D.E.H., E.H.P. Cordfunke, H. Sarfatij, eds. Utrecht: Matrijs, 1996, pp. 24-29</ref>
 
Otto fought in the [[Stedinger Crusade]] in 1234.{{sfn|Jensen|2017|p=1121-1122}}
Otto II served as Floris V's guardian until he was twelve years old (1266) and considered capable of administering Holland himself.<ref>[http://rtw.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=14,6343,,20 Medieval Battles in the Low Countries]</ref>▼
 
▲Otto II served as Floris V's guardian{{sfn|Grotius|2000|p=91}} until he was twelve years old (1266) and considered capable of administering Holland himself.<ref>[http://rtw.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=14,6343,,20 Medieval Battles in the Low Countries]</ref>
 
==Family==
Otto II, Count of Guelders was the son of [[Gerard III, Count of Guelders]] and [[Margaretha of Brabant]].
 
Otto first married Margaret of Cleves in 1240.{{sfn|Baldwin|2014|p=28}} They had:
Otto first married [[Margaret of Cleves (died 1251)|Margaret of Cleves]] in 1240. <ref>Butkens, C. (1724) Trophées tant sacrés que profanes du duché de Brabant (The Hague), Vol. I, Preuves, p. 82, "Lettre tirée des chartes de Brabant". </ref> They had two children: <ref>[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANCONIA%20(LOWER%20RHINE).htm Franconia] from Medieval Lands</ref>
* Elizabeth of GueldresGuelders, married [[Adolf V, CountVIII of Berg.]]{{sfn|Pollock|2015|p=xv}}
* Margaret of Guelders, married [[Enguerrand IV, Lord de Coucy]]{{sfn|Pollock|2015|p=xv}}
 
Otto married as his second wife [[Philippe of Dammartin]]<ref>Kronijk van Arent toe Bocop, p. 188. </ref> in 1253,{{sfn|Pollock|2015|p=xv}} and they had four children:
* [[Reginald I, Count of Guelders]]{{sfn|Pollock|2015|p=xv}}
* Phillipa of Guelders, married Waleran II, Lord of Valkenburg.
* Margaret of Guelders, married [[Dietrich VIVII, Count of Cleves]].
* Maria of Guelders
 
==See also==
* [[Arnhem#History of the city of Arnhem|Arnhem]]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==Sources==
*{{cite book |title=Pope Gregory X and the Crusades |first=Philip Bruce |last=Baldwin |publisher=The Boydell Press |year=2014 }}
*{{cite book |title=Liber de Antiquitate Reipublicae Batavicae |first=Hugo |last=Grotius |editor-first1=Jan |editor-last1=Waszink |editor-first2=Marieke |editor-last2=Holzapfel |editor-first3=Wouter |editor-last3=Kool |editor-first4=Michiel |editor-last4=Lahey |editor-first5=Manon |editor-last5=van der Loo |editor-first6=Marina |editor-last6=Slootmans |editor-first7=Liesbeth |editor-last7=de Wreede |publisher=Van Gorcum & Comp. |year=2000 }}
*{{cite book |first=Carsten Selch |last=Jensen |chapter=Stedinger Crusades (1233–1234) |editor-first=Alan V. |editor-last=Murray |title=The Crusades: An Encyclopedia |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2017 }}
*{{cite book |title=Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296: "Auld Amitie" |first=M. A. |last=Pollock |publisher=The Boydell Press |year=2015 }}
 
 
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before=[[Gerard III, Count of Guelders|Gerard III]]|
title=[[Count of Guelders]]|
years=1229&ndash;1271|
after=[[Reginald I of Guelders|Reginald I]]}}
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