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William II, Duke of Julich
(
c.
1327
– 13 December 1393) was the second
Duke of Julich
and the sixth William in the House of Julich. He was the second son of
William I of Julich
and
Joanna of Hainaut
.
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William was co-ruler from 1343. He quarreled greatly with his father and imprisoned him from 1349-1351. He tried for many years in
Holland
-
Zeeland
to enforce claims against the
House of Wittelsbach
but failed. When his father died in 1361, William became the second Duke of Julich, his elder brother
Gerhard
having predeceased their father. He led the traditional feuds of the House of Julich and lost Kaiserswerth and Zulpich, among others. William intervened in favor of Edward in the catastrophic war of succession between his brothers-in-law
Reinald
and
Edward
for control of the
Duchy of Guelders
. He took part in the 1371
Battle of Baesweiler
(in which Edward was mortally wounded) and captured
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
.
His brother-in-law Reinald died later in 1371 and as neither Reinald nor Edward left heirs, another fight for the succession of Guelders arose between William and his wife
Maria
(sister to Reinald and Edward) and Maria's sister Mathilde, wife of
John II, Count of Blois
. In 1377,
Emperor Charles IV
granted Guelders to William's son
William
, but the title was not secured until 1379. Among other territories, William acquired Monschau-Montjoie, Randerath and Linnich.
Family and children
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William married in December 1362 to
Maria of Guelders
(
c.
1328
? November 1397), daughter of
Reinald II of Guelders
.
They had three children:
- William
(1364?1402)
- Reinald
(
c.
1365
? 1423)
- Joanna
, married
John V, Lord of Arkel
.
She succeeded her brother Reinald as Duke of Guelders and was the grandmother of
Arnold, Duke of Guelders
Ancestry
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Ancestors of William II, Duke of Julich
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| | | | | | | | | 16. William III of Julich
| | | | | | | 8.
William IV, Count of Julich
| | | | | | | | | | 17. Matilda of Limburg
| | | | | | | 4.
Gerhard V of Julich
| | | | | | | | | | | | 18.
Gerard III, Count of Guelders
| | | | | | | 9. Richardis of Guelders
| | | | | | | | | | 19. Margaret of Brabant
| | | | | | | 2.
William I, Duke of Julich
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20.
Henry III, Duke of Brabant
| | | | | | | 10.
Godfrey of Brabant
| | | | | | | | | | 21.
Adelaide of Burgundy
| | | | | | | 5. Elizabeth of Brabant-Aarschot
| | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Herve IV, Lord of Vierzon
| | | | | | | 11. Jeanne of Vierzon
| | | | | | | | | | 23. Jeanne de Brenne
| | | | | | | 1.
William II, Duke of Julich
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24.
John I, Count of Hainaut
| | | | | | | 12.
John II, Count of Holland
| | | | | | | | | | 25.
Adelaide of Holland
| | | | | | | 6.
William I, Count of Hainaut
| | | | | | | | | | | | 26.
Henry V of Luxembourg
| | | | | | | 13.
Philippa of Luxembourg
| | | | | | | | | | 27.
Margaret of Bar
| | | | | | | 3.
Joanna of Hainaut
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28.
Philip III of France
| | | | | | | 14.
Charles of Valois
| | | | | | | | | | 29.
Isabella of Aragon
| | | | | | | 7.
Joan of Valois
| | | | | | | | | | | | 30.
Charles II of Naples
| | | | | | | 15.
Margaret, Countess of Anjou
| | | | | | | | | | 31.
Maria of Hungary
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References
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- ^
Walther Moller,
Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter
(Darmstadt, 1922, reprint Verlag Degener & Co., 1995), Vol. 1, page 14.
Sources
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- Boffa, Sergio (2010). "Baesweiler, Battle of". In Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.).
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 103?104.
- Stein, Robert (2017).
Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States: The Unification of the Burgundian Netherlands, 1380-1480
. Oxford University Press.
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William II, Duke of Julich
Born:
c.
1327
Died:
13 December 1393
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1361–1393
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