William II of Gelre

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Duchy_of_Cleves
gptkbp:birthYear 1460
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Peter's_Church,_Utrecht
gptkbp:children gptkb:Catherine_of_Gelre
gptkb:William_of_Gelre
gptkb:Margaret_of_Gelre
gptkb:Anna_of_Gelre
Adolph,_Duke_of_Gelre
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Habsburg_Wars
gptkbp:court gptkb:Court_of_Gelre
gptkbp:culturalContribution Support for local artists
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Renaissance_culture_in_the_region
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:deathYear 1538
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:Habsburg_Monarchy
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Egmond
gptkbp:era Renaissance
gptkbp:father gptkb:Adolph_I,_Duke_of_Gelre
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_European_power_struggles.
gptkbp:historicalEvent Siege of Geldern
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence_on_future_dukes_of_Gelre
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Duke remembered for his reign
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Modern Period
gptkbp:historicalRole Leader during the transition to modernity
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Treaty_of_Gelre
Key_figure_in_the_history_of_Gelre
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Egmond
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William II of Gelre
gptkbp:influence Regional politics in the Low Countries
gptkbp:knownFor Military leadership
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_Dutch_nobility
gptkbp:marriageDate 1496
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Catherine_of_Bourbon
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Dornum
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Duchy_of_Gelre
gptkbp:politicalParty Conflict_with_the_Habsburgs
gptkbp:politicalRole Duke
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_I_of_Gelre
gptkbp:reign 1477-1516
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_of_Cleves
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_of_Egmond
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Gelre
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