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 English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
The garrison were accorded their lives and a tax was imposed on the city to indemnify the duke for his needless trouble, and Guelders was added de facto to the list of Burgundian ducal titles.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
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
Guelders, Overyssel and Utrecht were already in Louis's hands.
From Holland The History of the Netherlands by Grattan, Thomas Colley
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