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Charles II, Duke of Guelders
1538Jun, 30

Charles II, Duke of Guelders

Charles II, Duke of Guelders (b. 1467)
Charles II (9 November 1467 – 30 June 1538) was a member of the House of Egmond who ruled as Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen from 1492 until his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon. He had a principal role in the Frisian peasant rebellion and the Guelders Wars.

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