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Female Mechteld Gelre Click to view Mechteld Gelre in the family tree

Mechteld was born about 1194 in Zutphen.  Mechteld's father was Otto I Of Holland Count and her mother was Richilde (Richardis) Von Wittesbach.  Her paternal grandparents were Henry I Of Geldern Count and Agnes Of Arnstein; her maternal grandparents were Otto VIII Von Of Bavaria Duke and Agnes Von Loos. She had a brother and three sisters, named Gerhard IV (V), Adelaide, Maria and Irmgard.  She died after 1247.  She was buried after 1247.


Mechteld's family with Henry I Of Nassau Count

‌Mechteld and Henry I were married in a religious ceremony before 1221.  They had two sons and two daughters, named Walram II, Otto I Siegen, Elisabeth and Jutte.

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