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
The fiery Duke is pricking fast across St. Andre’s plain, With all the hireling chivalry of Guelders and Almayne.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
Other rites followed, and then Charles was proclaimed Duke of Guelders.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
And I, William, Duke of Cleves, Julich and Guelders, prince of the Empire, declare you noble, and give you for your arms three swords of justice; and the motto you may buy of a clerk!
From The Story of Francis Cludde by Weyman, Stanley John
Again the rumour that the final straw that broke the emperor's resolution was the duke's desire to take Savoy and Guelders from his hand alone, is suggestive.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
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