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
Matters became still more complicated when Utrecht, Friesland, Groningen and Guelders, formerly belonging to the Westphalian district of the Empire, were annexed by Charles as Burgundian prince.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
But the sovereign thought it best to defer this point until his return from his proposed journey to Guelders.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
In order to convince them of the justice of his pretensions, Charles levied a force almost as efficient as his army of the preceding summer, and fell upon Guelders.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
The war of Guelders was of a totally different nature.
From Holland The History of the Netherlands by Grattan, Thomas Colley
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