 William Thatcher, the lead character in the 2001 film "A Knight's Tale" played by Heath Ledger, claimed to be Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein from Gelderland so as to appear to be of noble birth and thus qualify to participate in jousting.Set in the late 1460s, the main character in Rafael Sabatini's 1929 novel "The Romantic Prince" is Count Anthony of Guelders, elder son of Duke Arnold and brother to Adolf "since then happily vanished".Sabatini weaves the historical characters and events of the period through the story.