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duke of Gelderland
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association with Charles VI
- In Charles VI
…expedition in August 1388 against Duke William of Gelderland; Charles, however, made a speedy peace with William and returned to France.
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history of Low Countries
- In history of the Low Countries: Consolidation of territorial states (1384–1567)
…development, partly because the powerful Duke William (ruled 1379–1402) of that principality had his own financial resources as a result of his military activities in the service of the English and, later, French kings; under William’s successors, however, the knights and the towns became more powerful and finally gained permanent…
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