Guelders
Americannoun
noun
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The church was built for Queen Mary of Guelders in 1463 in memory of her husband, King James II who had been killed by an exploding canon when inspecting his new artillery at Roxburgh Castle.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2023
It is expressly stated in the minutes of the session that Adolf of Guelders was asked to nominate candidates from his prison, but he would not do it.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
The fiery Duke is pricking fast across St. Andre's plain, With all the hireling chivalry of Guelders and Almayne.
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
The nature of this marshy soil, in comparison with the sands of Westphalia, Guelders, and North Brabant, was not more strikingly contrasted than was the character of their population.
From Holland The History of the Netherlands by Grattan, Thomas Colley
The duchy of Guelders, alone, still preserved its independence inviolate, being more closely connected with the neighbouring German territories, and consequently with the Empire itself.
From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Huizinga, Johan
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