Arnold van Egmont was born 14 July 1410 in Egmond-Binnen, North Holland, Netherlands to Jan II van Egmond (1384-1451) and Maria van Arkel (c1385-1415) and died 23 February 1473 Grave, North Brabant, Netherlands of unspecified causes. He married Katharina von Kleve (1417-1479) 26 January 1430 JL in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Biography detail
Arnold of Egmond (14 July 1410, Egmond-Binnen – 23 February 1473, Grave) was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen. He was son of John II of Egmond and Maria van Arkel.
In 1423, Arnold of Egmond, who was still a boy in years, succeeded Duke Reinoud IV. Arnold descends from Reinoud’s sister, Marguerite. Although the Emperor Sigismund had invested the Duke of Berg with the duchy of Gelders, Arnold retained the confidence of the Estates by enlarging their privileges, and enjoyed the support of Duke Philip of Burgundy. Arnold was betrothed, and afterwards united in marriage to Catherine of Cleves née Valois, a niece of Philip of Burgundy. Subsequently, however, Duke Arnold fell out with his ally as to the succession to the see of Utrecht; whereupon Philip joined with the four chief towns of Guelders in the successful attempt of Arnold's son Adolf to substitute his own for his father's authority. When Charles the Bold became Duke of Burgundy in 1467, after rejecting a compromise, Adolph was thrown into prison. Arnold, against the will of the towns and the law of the land, pledged his duchy to Charles for 300,000 Rhenish florins (1471). Upon Arnold's death two years later, Charles took possession of the duchy.
Marriage
Arnold was married in Cleves on 26 January 1430 to Catherine of Cleves (1417-1479), daughter of Adolph IV, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary of Guelders (c1434-1463) | Grave | James II of Scotland (1430-1460) | |
| Edward van Egmont (1434-c1434) | |||
| Willem van Egmont (c1434) | |||
| Margaretha van Gelre (1436-1486) | 1436 | 2 November 1486 Simmern | Friedrich I. von Pfalz-Simmern (1417-1480) |
| Adolf van Egmont (1438-1477) | 12 January 1438 Grave, North Brabant, Netherlands | 27 June 1477 Doornik, Belgium | Catherine de Bourbon (1440-1469) |
| Catherina of Geldern (1439-1496) | 1439 | 25 January 1497 | |
- Mary, married July 3, 1449 to James II, King of Scots
- William (c1434), died young
- Margaret (c1436-1486, Simmern), married on 16 August 1454 to Frederick I, Count of Palatine-Simmern.
- Adolph (1438–1477)
- Catherine (1439 – 1496), Regent of Geldern in 1477–1481. She was married secretly in 1464 to Louis of Bourbon, Bishop of Liège.
He also had numerous illegitimate children.
| Preceded by Reinoud IV |
Duke of Guelders 1423–1465 |
Succeeded by Adolf |
| Preceded by Adolf |
Duke of Guelders 1471–1473 |
Succeeded by Charles the Bold |
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