Edward, Duke of Guelders

Edward (12 March 1336 – 24 August 1371) was the duke of Guelders and count of Zutphen from 1361 until 1371. After his brother Reginald became Duke of Guelders in 1343, the 14-year-old Edward and his Bronckhorst allies launched a princely rebellion in 1350 against Reginald and their Heeckeren rivals, culminating in the battle at Tiel, capturing his brother in 1361. Edward became Duke of Guelders, but in a dispute with Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg was killed at the battle of Baesweiler in 1371. His imprisoned brother Reginald was released, and reinstated as duke of Guelders.

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