GELRE Hendrik

Abt 1117 - 1182  (65 years)

• Name	GELRE Hendrik
  Birth	Abt 1117	Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Death	1182	Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands
  Notes	Hendrik, Count of Guelders and of Zutphen, was born about 1117. He died in 1182 and was buried at Kloster Kamp. [1] Hendrik had a rider seal (Ruiter Zegel) from 1179. This was descrived by Spaen as een geschulpte schildrand met daarbinnen een patriarchaal of dubbel kruis Ter Gouw in 1865 describes it as als 3 fasen (dwarsbalken) met een kruis daarover. The coat of arms based on Seal of Hendrik van Gelre from 1179 Coat of arms The coat of arms of Gelre has changed through the years. Below are the coat of arms from the beginning to the Dukes of Gulik.[2] ' Sources ↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2021. [1] ↑ Wikipedia NL Wapen van Gelre See also: Wikipedia:nl:Hendrik_I_van_Gelre Graven en Hertogen van Gelre, Arnhem, 1967 , Schilfgaarde, Mr. A. P. van. 83 cited by http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00120760&tree=LEO Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.). VI 25 cited by http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00120760&tree=LEO
  Person ID	I59514	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	WASSENBERG Gerald,   b. Abt 1090, Wassenberg, Rheinland, Germany d. 24 Oct 1134, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	van ZUTPHEN Ermengarde,   b. Abt 1090, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands d. 1138 (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ARNSTEIN Agnes,   b. Abt 1120, Arnstein, Bayern, Germany d. Bef 1179, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands (Age < 58 years)
  Children	1. GELRE Agnes,   b. Abt 1155, Gelre, Holland, Holy Empire d. 1196, Comté de Luxembourg, Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026