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Duchy of Guelders | |||||||||
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1339–1795 | |||||||||
Status | Duchy | ||||||||
Capital | Geldern | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages, Renaissance | ||||||||
1339 | |||||||||
• County created | 1096 | ||||||||
• Held by Jülich | 1393–1423 | ||||||||
• Acquired by Burgundy | 1473 | ||||||||
1543 | |||||||||
1581 | |||||||||
• Batavian Republic created | 1795 | ||||||||
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The Duchy of Guelders (Dutch: Gelre, French: Gueldre, German: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.