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Adolph further expanded his influence by marrying a daughter of the Duke of Burgundy. As a result Cleves was raised to a Duchy by the Holy Roman Emperor, Sigismund , in 1417. From 1409 onwards he faced opposition from his younger brother Gerhard , who claimed the County of Mark.
Aug 5, 2023 · John I, Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark (16 February 1419 – 5 September 1481). Jean de Belliqueux (warlike), was Duke of Cleves and Count of Mark. Life. John was the son of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Mary of Burgundy. [1] He was raised in Brussels at the Burgundian court of his uncle Philip the Good. He ruled Cleves from 1448 from 1481, and ...
Marie of Cleves (19 September 1426 – 23 August 1487) was the third wife of Charles, Duke of Orléans. She was born a German princess, the last child of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife, Mary of Burgundy. Marie was a patron of letters and commissioned many works; she was also an active poet herself, producing ballads and other verses.
When Adolph I Of Cleves was born on 2 August 1373, in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, his father, Adolf III. von der Mark, was 39 and his mother, Margarete von Jülich Und Berg, was 23. He married Marie of Burgundy Valois-Burgundy on 22 July 1409, in Cleves, Holy Roman Empire. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters.
Adolf was the son of Arnold, Duke of Guelders and Catherine of Cleves. [1] In the battle of succession for Guelders, he imprisoned in 1465 his own father and became Duke with the support of Philip the Good, who also made him Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece. [2] In 1468 he won the Battle of Straelen against Cleves, [3] but Charles the ...
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William of Jülich-Cleves-Berge (William I of Cleves, William V of Jülich-Berg) ( German: Wilhelm der Reiche; 28 July 1516 – 5 January 1592) was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1539–1592). William was born in and died in Düsseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg. [1]
