Gerhard IV. (Geldern)

lying grave sculptures Gerhard IV u. Margareta v. Brabant in Roermond

Gerhard IV von Geldern (* around 1185 ; † October 22, 1229 ) was Count von Geldern from 1207 until his death .

Life

Gerhard IV was a son of Count Otto I von Geldern . In 1206 he married Margaret of Brabant in Leuven , a daughter of Duke Heinrich I of Brabant and sister-in-law of Emperor Otto IV. Together they had the children Otto II von Geldern , (around 1215 to 1271), Heinrich (later Bishop of Lüttich; † April 23, 1285), Margareta († before 1251), Ricarda († 1293/98).

Gerhard IV. Was able to further strengthen the Geldrische power position by gaining several Rhine tariffs and customs in the diocese of Utrecht as well as shares in the episcopal tithe . There were disputes with Holland, Brabant and the Archbishops of Cologne. In the German controversy for the throne , Gerhard IV was loyal to the Hohenstaufen .

Gerhard IV and Margareta are buried in the cathedral church in Roermond .

literature

• Pieter Lodewijk Muller:  Gerhard III., Count of Geldern and Zutphen . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 737 f.
• Heinrich Neu :  Gerhard III .. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 264 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Ralf G. Jahn : The genealogy, the bailiffs, counts and dukes of money. In: Johannes Stinner, Karl-Heinz Tekath (ed.): Gelre - Geldern - Gelderland. History and culture of the Duchy of Geldern (= Duchy of Geldern. Vol. 1 = Publications of the State Archives of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Series D: Exhibition catalogs of the State Archives. Vol. 30). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Geldern and the surrounding area, Geldern 2001, ISBN 3-9805419-4-0 , pp. 29–50.

predecessor	Office	successor
Otto I.	Count of Geldern Count of Zutphen 1207–1229	Otto II.