Grand Duchy of Berg

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Napoleonic client state former state grand duchy

The Grand Duchy of Berg was a short-lived Napoleonic client state in western Germany, ruled by Napoleon’s relatives and allies as part of his reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire’s territories.

Aliases (1)

Duchy of Berg ×4

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Napoleonic client state → former state → grand duchy →
abolished	1813 →
alliance	French Empire →
borderedBy	Duchy of Nassau → Grand Duchy of Baden NERFINISHED → Kingdom of Westphalia NERFINISHED → Prussia →
capital	Düsseldorf NERFINISHED →
coatOfArms	Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Berg →
continent	Europe →
country	Confederation of the Rhine →
createdBy	Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED →
currency	franc →
established	1806 →
event	dissolution after defeat of Napoleon →
flag	Flag of the Grand Duchy of Berg →
governmentType	monarchy →
headOfState	Grand Duke of Berg →
historicalEra	Napoleonic Wars →
legalSystem	Napoleonic Code →
locatedIn	western Germany →
militaryAllegiance	French Empire →
namedAfter	Berg →
officialLanguage	German →
participatedIn	Napoleonic Wars →
partOf	Napoleonic reorganization of German states → Rhineland →
predecessor	Duchy of Berg → Duchy of Cleves → Duchy of Jülich-Berg →
religion	Protestantism → Roman Catholicism →
ruler	Joachim Murat → Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED → Napoleon Louis Bonaparte NERFINISHED →
shortLived	true →
status	defunct political entity →
subordinateTo	French Empire →
successor	Kingdom of Prussia → Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg →
timePeriod	early 19th century →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Confederation of the Rhine ("Duchy of Berg") → Confederation of the Rhine →	memberState
County of Nassau-Siegen → Prince-Bishopric of Münster →	successor
Electorate of Cologne ("Duchy of Berg") →	borderedBy
Napoleonic Wars →	mainBelligerent
Grand Duchy of Berg ("Duchy of Berg") →	predecessor
Middle Dutch ("Duchy of Berg") →	spokenIn
Electorate of Cologne →	successorState