Biography of Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 1438-1477
Paternal Family Tree: Egmont
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Silesia
Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders was appointed Order of the Golden Fleece.
On 23 Jul 1423 [his father] Arnold Egmont 1st Duke Guelders (age 13) and [his mother] Catherine La Marck (age 6) were married. She the daughter of Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves (age 49) and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves (age 30). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. 
On 12 Feb 1438 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders was born to Arnold Egmont 1st Duke Guelders (age 27) and Catherine La Marck (age 20) at Grave.
On 30 Oct 1454 Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 20) and [his future sister-in-law] Isabella Bourbon (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon (age 53) and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 50). He the son of Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy (age 58) and Isabella Aviz Duchess Burgundy (age 57). They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. 
In 1463 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 24) and Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 58). He the son of Arnold Egmont 1st Duke Guelders (age 52) and Catherine La Marck (age 45). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.
In 1465 [his sister-in-law] Isabella Bourbon (age 29) died.
In 1465 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 26) was appointed Count Zutphen.
In 1467 [his son] Charles Egmont 3rd Duchess Guelders was born to Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 28) and [his wife] Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.50%.
In 1467 [his daughter] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine was born to Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 28) and [his wife] Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.50%.
In 1468 [his brother-in-law] James Bourbon (age 23) died.
On 21 May 1469 [his wife] Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 29) died.
On 23 Feb 1473 [his father] Arnold Egmont 1st Duke Guelders (age 62) died. His son Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 35) succeeded 2nd Duke Guelders.
In or before 1476 Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy (age 37) and [his former sister-in-law] Margaret Bourbon (age 36) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 71). He the son of Louis Savoy I Count Savoy and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.
On 27 Jun 1477 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 39) died at Tournai [Map]. He was buried at Tournai Cathedral [Map]. His son [his son] Charles Egmont 3rd Duchess Guelders (age 10) succeeded 3rd Duke Guelders.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland x 1
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France x 1
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria x 1
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress x 1
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal x 1
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia x 1
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egmont
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont
GrandFather: John Egmont
Father: Arnold Egmont 1st Duke Guelders
Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck II Count La Marck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves
Great x 3 Grandfather: Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Kiburg Laufenburg Countess Cleves
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cleves Countess Mark 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald I Count Guelders 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandFather: Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves 9 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Jülich V Duke Jülich 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerhard Jülich VI Count Berg and Ravensberg 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Mother: Catherine La Marck 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia
6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 1 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Brabant III Duke Brabant Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria
2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia