Town · County of Guelders and Zutphen · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Doesburg

Settlement on the IJssel where the Oude IJssel joins it.

Who holds it

Name
Count Otto I of Guelders (not firmly pinned)
Title
Lord of the town
Confidence
medium

Lord in 1200

Count Otto I of Guelders (not firmly pinned)

How things stand that morning

Guelders'.

Charter

None yet (1237)

Trade and crafts

IJssel trade

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: General knowledge.

Primary sources for Guelders

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

  • Annals of Egmond (12th century to about 1205). The house annals of Egmond, the counts of Holland's abbey, and the main native source for Holland around 1200. Read online

Sources and studies

  1. Grafschaft Geldern (de.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.