Guelders

[ gel-derz ]

noun

1. Gelderland.

Guelders

/ ˈɡɛldəz /

noun

1. another name for Gelderland

Example Sentences

The church was built for Queen Mary of Guelders in 1463 in memory of her husband, King James II who had been killed by an exploding canon when inspecting his new artillery at Roxburgh Castle.

From BBC

And I, William, Duke of Cleves, Julich and Guelders, prince of the Empire, declare you noble, and give you for your arms three swords of justice; and the motto you may buy of a clerk!

From Project Gutenberg

Nor can we believe that he obtained this mastery otherwise than by constantly dwelling in the same neighbourhood, say in Guelders or on the Dutch Westphalian border, where day after day he might study the branching and foliage of trees and underwood embowering cottages and mills, under every variety of light, in every shade of transparency, in all changes produced by the seasons.

From Project Gutenberg

The counts of Guelders and Louvain were among the prisoners that fell into the hands of Floris.

From Project Gutenberg

He succeeded in making terms of peace between the English king and the Counts of Hainault and Namur, the Marquis of Juliers and the Dukes of Brabant and Guelders.

From Project Gutenberg