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William III, Count of Jülich

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Died
  
1218, Damietta, Egypt

Great grandchild
  
William V, Duke of Jülich

Grandchild
  
Gerhard V of Jülich

Children
  
William IV, Count of Jülich

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.

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