WASSEBURG Gerhardt

Abt 1060 - Aft 1131  (> 71 years)

• Name	WASSEBURG Gerhardt
  Birth	Abt 1060	Wassenberg, Heinsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 24 Oct 1131	Graafschap Gelre, Heilige Roomse Rijk
  Notes	Gerard I, Count of Guelders, was born about 1060. [1] Gerhard died sometime between 1118 and 1131. In 1087 he was called Graf von Wassenberg In 1096 he was called Gerardi comitis de Gelre et fratris eius Henrici (Gerard Count of Gelre and brother Henrici)[2] In 1117 there is a charter that lists Gerard count of Gelre and his son Gerard.[3] In 1122 they are listed again as father and son.[4] On September 30, 1118 Gerardus' founded the church in Wassenberg.[5] He married: Unknown (the Mother of his children). Clémence, widow first of Conrad de Luxembourg and second of a Graf von Gleiberg. Wassenberg 1800s painting Research Notes In the documents that we find after 1118, it is unclear if they refer to this Gerhard or his son Gerhard II. [6] Sources ↑ Wikipedia:Gerard_I,_Count_of_Guelders. ↑ Sloet, L.A.J.W. (1872) Oorkondenboek der Graafschappen Gelre en Zutfen Deel I, No. 196, 1096 AD, p. 195 (Martinus Nijhoff 's-Gravenhage. Online ↑ Sloet, L.A.J.W. (1872) Oorkondenboek der Graafschappen Gelre en Zutfen Deel I, No. 228 1117 AD, p. 223 (Martinus Nijhoff 's-Gravenhage. Online ↑ Sloet, L.A.J.W. (1872) Oorkondenboek der Graafschappen Gelre en Zutfen Deel I, No. 239 1122 AD, p. 234 (Martinus Nijhoff 's-Gravenhage. Online ↑ Sloet, L.A.J.W. (1872) Oorkondenboek der Graafschappen Gelre en Zutfen Deel I, No. 233, 1118 AD, p. 228 (Martinus Nijhoff 's-Gravenhage. Online ↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2022, Graven van Gelre. Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.). VI 25 http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00120756&tree=LEO Europäische Stammtafeln, Band II, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von. Page 2 http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00120756&tree=LEO de Vajay, Szabolcs 'Contribution à l'histoire de l'attitude des royaumes pyrénéens dans la querelle des investitures: de l'origine de Berthe, reine d'Aragon et de Navarre', Estudios Genealógicos, Heráldicos y Nobiliarios, en honor de Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (Hidalguía, Madrid, 1978), Vol. 2, p. 386 footnote 40.
  Person ID	I58925	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	von WASSENBERG Dietrich,   b. Abt 1035   d. Abt 1082, Teisterbant (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	UNKNOWN Clementia,   b. Abt 1045   d. 1142 (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	1086
  Children	1. WASSENBERG Gerald,   b. Abt 1090, Wassenberg, Rheinland, Germany d. 24 Oct 1134, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. WASSEBURG Jutta,   b. 1093, Wassenberg, Rheinland, Prussia d. 24 Jun 1151, Limburg, Belgium (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026