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German nobleman; Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Also known as William V. Born on 28 July 1516 in Düsseldorf Died on 5 January 1592 in Düsseldorf
Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Archduchess Maria of Austria (15 May 1531 – 11 December 1581) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor from the House of Habsburg and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary . She married William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg on 18 July 1546 as his second wife.
William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (28 July 1516-5 January 1592) was Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg from 6 February 1539 to 5 January 1592, succeeding John III of Cleves and preceding John William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. William was born in Düsseldorf, Duchy of Berg on 28 July 1516, the son of Duke John III of Cleves and Maria of Jülich-Berg. In 1539, he united their combined lands, Jülich-Cleves ...
Johann Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (German: Johann Wilhelm, Herzog zu Kleve, Julich und Berg) (28 May 1562 – 25 March 1609) was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. His parents were William the Rich, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516–92) and Maria of Austria (1531–81), a daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and ...
Jul 2, 2021 · The last duke of Jülich and Berg, Maximilian of Bavaria, became King of Bavaria in 1805, and after the dust had settled following the Napoleonic Wars, a new province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was created for Prussia, which in 1822 was dissolved to become part of the greater Rhine Province, which had Cologne as its capital (finally—dominance ...
John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, who was affected by a serious mental illness, died on 25 March 1609 and left no heirs to succeed him. Emperor Rudolf II had claims to the duchies stemming from intermarriage. However, he was unable to declare his intentions openly without compromising his perceived neutrality.
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Mother. Archduchess Maria of Austria. Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves (16 June 1550 – 1 June 1608) was the Duchess of Prussia by marriage to Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. She was the eldest child of William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria .
