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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]
The United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a combination of reichsfrei states within the Holy Roman Empire . Johann Wilhelm was first married in 1585 to Jakobea of Baden (d. 1597), daughter of Philibert, Margrave of Baden. He was secondly married to Antonia of Lorraine (d. 1610), daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine.
William was the son of Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg and Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg. When his father died in 1475, William became Duke of Jülich-Berg. He married the rich Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbrücken in 1472, but she died in 1479. In 1481, William remarried with Sibylle of Brandenburg, daughter of Albert III Achilles, Elector of ...
other name:(Duke of) Jülich-Cleves-Berg. other name:William der Reiche. Details. individual; military/naval; German; Male. Life dates. 1516-1592. Biography. A leader of the Protestants of western Germany. Brother of Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII (qv).
In 1592, with the death of the duke, the succession of J ü lich-Cleves-Berg went to William's only surviving son, Johann Wilhelm I (ruled 1592 – 1609), who was already suffering from severe madness. Despite increasingly desperate measures, Johann Wilhelm's marriage to Jacobe of Baden remained childless, as did his subsequent marriage to ...
William of Jülich-Cleves-Berge 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. William took over rule of his father's estates upon his death in 1539. Despite his mother having lived until 1543, William ...
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William was born in and died in Düsseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria 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).
