House of Jülich

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The House of Jülich was a prominent late medieval German noble dynasty that held significant territories and influence in the Lower Rhine region, including control over the Duchy of Jülich and, at times, neighboring duchies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble family
noble house
alliance Lower Rhenish nobility
capital Jülich
coatOfArms Lion of Brabant
surface form: lion of Jülich
conflict War of the Limburg Succession
regional feuds in the Lower Rhine
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
diplomaticRelation Bishopric of Cologne
surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne

Duchy of Berg
Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Guelders
economicBase agriculture
tolls and customs on Rhine trade
ethnicGroup Germans
feudalRank princely house
governmentForm hereditary principality
historicalEra High and Late Middle Ages
historicalRelevance regional power in the Lower Rhine
language Middle High German
Ripuarian Franconian
militaryOrganization feudal levies
nobleTitle Count of Jülich
Duke of Jülich-Berg
surface form: Duke of Jülich

Margrave of Jülich
notableMember Gerhard V, Count of Jülich
Walram, Count of Jülich
William I, Duke of Jülich
William II, Duke of Jülich
partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
politicalStatus imperial immediacy
politicalSystem feudal monarchy
region Lower Rhine
Rhineland
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
socialClass high nobility
sphereOfInfluence Lower Rhine territories
borderlands between France and the Holy Roman Empire
successionLaw hereditary succession
territory Count of Jülich
surface form: County of Jülich

Duchy of Jülich
timePeriod Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
typeOfNobility territorial princes
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor

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Duchy of Guelders ruledByDynasty House of Jülich
County of Ravensberg laterRuler House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Duchy of Mark dynasty House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Duchy of Jülich foundedBy House of Jülich
this entity surface form: Counts of Jülich
Duchy of Jülich ruledBy House of Jülich
Duchy of Jülich ruledBy House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Heimbach
County of Zutphen rulingDynasty House of Jülich
Duke of Guelders associatedWithDynasty House of Jülich
Duke of Jülich-Berg associatedDynasty House of Jülich
Duchy of Cleves rulingDynasty House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Gelre ruledBy House of Jülich
Count of Mark heldBy House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Berg ruledBy House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Berg
Duchy of Berg ruledBy House of Jülich
Duchy of Berg ruledBy House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
House of La Marck alliedWith House of Jülich
County of Berg ruledByDynasty House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Berg
House of Mark dynasticUnionWith House of Jülich
House of Berg successor House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Berg
Duke of Berg heldByDynasty House of Jülich
Duke of Berg heldByDynasty House of Jülich
this entity surface form: House of Jülich-Berg