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. John...
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(13 April 1458 – 15 March 1521) was a son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. He ruled Cleves from 1481 to his death in 1521. He was called...
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John III, Duke of Cleves and Count of Mark (German: Johann III der Friedfertige; 10 November 1490 – 6 February 1539), known as John the Peaceful, was...
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Adolph I of Cleves (German: Adolf I) (2 August 1373 – 23 September 1448) was the second Count of Cleves and the fourth Count of Mark. He was the son of Adolph...
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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...
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Düsseldorf, the second daughter of John III of the House of La Marck, Duke of Jülich jure uxoris, Cleves, Berg jure uxoris, Count of Mark, also known as de la...
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were ancestors of Mary, Queen of Scots. The Duke and Duchess of Cleves lived at Wijnendale Castle in West Flanders. She died in Cleves in present-day...
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eldest daughter of John III of the House of La Marck, Duke of Jülich jure uxoris, Cleves, Berg jure uxoris, Count of Mark, also known as de la Marck and Ravensberg...
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William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria. She was the maternal granddaughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and...
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the Rich, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516–1592) and Maria of Austria (1531–1581), a daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and...
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Engelbert of Cleves, Count of Nevers (26 September 1462 – 21 November 1506) was the younger son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers, only...
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John of Cleves is the name of: John, Count of Cleves (1293-1368), count of Cleves from 1347 to 1368; John I, Duke of Cleves, duke of Cleves from 1448...
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Adolph I, Duke of Cleves 1448–1481 John I, son of Adolph I 1481–1521 John II the Pious, son of John I 1521–1539 John III the Peaceful, son of John II 1539–1592...
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as Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves' marriages being annulled (religious) instead of divorced (civic). The basis of the Catherine of Aragon annulment...
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John Frederick II of Saxony (8 January 1529 – 19 May 1595), was Duke of Saxony (1554–1566). John Frederick II was the eldest son of John Frederick I, Elector...
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Catherine of Cleves (25 May 1417 – 10 February 1479) was Duchess of Guelders by marriage to Arnold, Duke of Guelders. She acted as regent of Guelders during...
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La Princesse de Clèves ([la pʁɛ̃.sɛs də klɛv], "The Princess of Cleves") is a French novel which was published anonymously in March 1678. It was regarded...
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Jane Seymour (redirect from Jane, queen consort of Henry VIII of England)
royale de France. Vol. 2, p. 741. Fraser, Antonia (1993). "Anne of Cleves". The Wives of Henry VIII. Vintage Books. Walsh 2009. Norton 2009, p. 145. Weir...
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III, Duke of Cleves and sister to Anne of Cleves, who was briefly Queen of England as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. They had four sons: John Frederick...
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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;...
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Catherine Parr (redirect from Catherine Parr, Queen of England)
Fraser, Antonia (1993). "Anne of Cleves". The Wives of Henry VIII. Vintage Books. Ashley, Mike (7 June 2012). The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens...
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of the counties of Nevers and Eu. On 22 April 1456, she married in Bruges with her third cousin, Duke John I of Cleves. After the marriage of Mary of...
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politician, John murdered the King's brother, the Duke of Orléans, in an attempt to gain control of the government, which led to the eruption of the Armagnac–Burgundian...
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the Duchy of Jülich-Berg. In 1509, John III, Duke of Cleves, made a strategic marriage to Maria von Geldern, daughter of William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg...
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Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg on 18 July 1546 as his second wife. Their children were: Marie Eleonore (1550–1608); married Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia...
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Agnes of Cleves (1422–1448) was a daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife Mary of Valois, daughter of John the Fearless duke of Burgundy...
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France in 1440, Charles married Marie of Cleves in Saint-Omer (daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves) and niece of Philip the Good, who had arranged his...
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Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein (1425–1492) was the youngest son of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, and of his wife Marie of Burgundy, a sister of Philip...
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two wives of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster: Blanche of Lancaster and Constance of Castile. In contrast, Henry VII was the descendant of Gaunt's third...
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Peronne and Montdidier John of Anjou, Duke of Lorraine, the towns of Mouzon, St. Menehould and Neufchâteau Francis, Duke of Brittany, gained Montfort...
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