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of Arkel and Joanna of

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. She inherited the title to Gelderland from her maternal uncle, Duke Reginald IV, and her son became Arnold, Duke of Gelderland. She was the paternal grandmother of

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, who became Queen of Scots.

Family

Her maternal grandparents were William II, Duke of Jülich and Maria of Guelders, daughter of Reginald II of Guelders and his first wife, Sophia Berthout of

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. Her maternal uncle was

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. Her father, John of Arkel (died 25 August 1428), was the son of Otto of Arkel and Isabelle de Bar, daughter of Theobald de Bar, seigneur de Pierrepont. John of Arkel was the "dearest foe" of

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.Blok, pages 88-87.

Marriage

Duke Reginald of Guelders, her uncle, arranged the marriage between the beautiful Maria of Arkel and the

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er noble, John of Egmond. They were married on 24 June 1409. Their children were: # Arnold of Egmond,

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# William II Lord of Egmont and

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of Guelders

Ancestry

References

Sources

*Blok, Petrus Johannes. ''History of the People of the Netherlands: From the beginning of the fifteenth century to 1559''. G.P. Putnam's sons: 1899.

External links

Die Genealogie des Mittelalters
* 1380s births 1415 deaths

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