Gerard II, Count of Guelders

Gerhard II von Geldern, Count of Wassenberg, called the Lange ( c. 1090/1095; † on 24 October in the year 1131 ) was a money -driven Regent.

Gerhard II of funds was IV of Wassenberg Gerhard in the count of those. Gerhard I. His father was of funds or Gerhard III. Wassenberg, who must have lived at least until 1129. It can not be determined when the two Gerharde have died and whether Gerhard II had exercised the rights Graf. Between March 1131 and the April 9, 1138 there is no evidence of a source Guelders Count until then at Easter 1138 Henry I, son of Gerhard II, is mentioned as Count of funds. Whether the occupied 1085-1131 Gerharde are a person or not, is not decidable, according to previous source location.

Gerhard II married Ermengarde († 1138 ), daughter of Count Otto II of Zutphen and heiress of the county of Zutphen, the east of the middle IJssel territory located on numerous outposts in Friesland, Westphalia and the Rhineland disposal. Gerhard claiming this inheritance against the Bishop of Münster and was based mainly on Brabant.

Gerhard is buried in the church at Wassenberg.