| Gelderland | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1339 | County of Gelder | |
| 1339 | 1377 | Duchy of Gelder (Holy Roman Empire) |
| 1377 | 1472 | Duchy of Gelder and Julich |
| 1472 | 1477 | Bequest of Duke Arnold to Charles the Bold of Burgundy; included city of Zutphen |
| 1477 | 1482 | Inherited by Mary of Burgundy who married Maxmilian, Archduke of Austria, died 1482 |
| 1482 | 1506 | Inherited by son Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy, who married Joanna the Mad, d. of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, died 1506 |
| 1506 | 1556 | Inherited by son Charles I of Spain (Charles V of Holy Roman Empire), abdicated 1556 |
| 1556 | 1581 | Inherited by son Philip II of Spain |
| 1581 | n.d. | Lower Gelderland districts: Zutphen, Nijmegen, Arnhem declared independence from Spain |
| 1581 | n.d. | Upper Gelderland district: Roermond remained in Spainish hands |