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William III, Count of Jülich
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Places:
Death:
1 January 1218(Damietta, Damietta Governorate, Egypt)
Family:
Children:
William IV
Count of Jülich
The details
Biography
William was Count of Jülich from 1207 to 1219. He was a nephew of the previous Count, William II. He married Mathilde, daughter of Waleran III, Duke of Limburg. He died in 1219 during the Fifth Crusade in Egypt, and was succeeded by his son William IV.
He is known for having taken part in the Albigensian Crusade as part of a German contingent headed west, along with the at the time Provost of Cologne, Engelbert II of Berg, his oldest brother Adolf III, Count of Berg and Leopold VI, Duke of Austria.