Duchy of Guelders
0 sources
Summary
Duchy of Guelders is a historical country[1]. It draws 2,483 Wikipedia views per month (historical country category, ranking #465 of 1,549).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Holy Roman Empire[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Instance of: state in the Holy Roman Empire[5], duchy[6], countship[7]
- Capital: Geldern[8]
- Commons category: Guelders[9]
- Inception: 1096[10]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1795[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Duchy of Guelders[12]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Topographia Circuli Burgundici[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17]
- Native label: Hertogdom Gelre[18], Herzogtum Geldern[19]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the Duchy of Guelders[20]
- Different from: Geldern[21]
Body
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Duchy of Guelders include Gelderland[22], a province of the Netherlands[23], in Netherlands[24], headquartered in Provinciehuis Gelderland[25] and Geldermalsen[26], a village[27], in Netherlands[28].
Why It Matters
Duchy of Guelders has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Gelderland[22], a province of the Netherlands[23], in Netherlands[24], headquartered in Provinciehuis Gelderland[25] and Geldermalsen[26], a village[27], in Netherlands[28].