Gerhard V of Jülich
Gerhard V of Jülich (* before 1250, † July 29, 1328 ) was from 1297 until his death, Count of Jülich.
Life
Gerhard was the youngest son of Count William IV of Jülich and Margaret of Geldern, a daughter of Count Gerhard IV.
Gerhard followed his brother Walram as Count of Jülich, supported King Adolf of Nassau in 1298 at the Battle of Göllheim, submitted himself to King Albert I and retained all the fiefs. He helped him in 1300 against the Rhenish electors, which also came to meet his interests related to Cologne and won, among other duties, the flow Kaiserwerth, ( monks ) Gladbach, boiler Grevenbroich, Reydt, Münstereifel / Bergheim and Müllenark. He supported the war in 1313 in the throne Louis IV of Bavaria and allowed his coronation in Aachen against the will of the Archbishop of Cologne.
Progeny
Gerhard married his first wife, a daughter of Count Wilhelm von Kessel. His second wife he married Elizabeth of Brabant - Arschot, daughter of Count Gottfried. This marriage produced the following offspring:
- William V ( I) († February 26, 1361 ), 1328 Graf, 1336 Markgraf, 1356 Duke of Jülich
- Marie ( † 1353 ) ∞ I, Henry II († 1338 ), Count of Virneburg, ∞ II Dietrich VIII († July 7, 1347 ), Count of Cleves, ∞ III Konrad II of Saffenberg ( † after September 17, 1377 )
- Elisabeth, ∞ Johann II († 1359 ), Count Hachenburg - old churches, ∞ II, Gottfried V. von Hatzfeld († 1371 )
- Henry, provost of Cologne ( * 1319, † 1334 )
- Richardis († 1360 ) ∞ Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria
- Walram (* 1322, † August 14, 1349 ), Archbishop of Cologne
- Gottfried ( † May 3, 1335 ), Lord of Bergheim