War of the Jülich Succession

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succession crisis war

The War of the Jülich Succession was an early 17th-century conflict over the inheritance of the Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg that drew in major European powers and foreshadowed the wider struggles of the Thirty Years’ War.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
War of the Jülich Succession canonical	5
Jülich-Cleves succession crisis	3
Jülich-Cleves Succession Crisis	1
Jülich-Cleves War of Succession	1
Jülich-Cleves succession dispute	1
Jülich-Cleves-Berg inheritance crisis	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	succession crisis ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ surface form: Jülich-Cleves Succession Crisis War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ surface form: Jülich-Cleves War of Succession
commander	Ambrogio Spinola ⓘ John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ Maurice of Nassau ⓘ Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg ⓘ
conflictScope	regional conflict with major European power involvement ⓘ
conflictType	dynastic war ⓘ
date	early 17th century ⓘ
diplomaticAspect	resolved largely through international mediation and negotiation ⓘ
endCause	Treaty of Xanten ⓘ
endTime	1614 ⓘ concluded by the Treaty of Xanten in 1614 ⓘ
followedBy	heightened tensions leading to the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ
foreshadowed	wider confessional and political struggles of the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ
hasCause	disputed inheritance of the Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg ⓘ extinction of the male line of the ducal house of Jülich-Cleves-Berg ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Early Modern period ⓘ
impact	increased Spanish and Imperial presence on the Lower Rhine ⓘ strengthened Brandenburg’s position in northern Germany ⓘ
influenced	alignment of Protestant and Catholic powers before the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ
locatedIn	Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Lower Rhine region ⓘ
mainSubject	inheritance of Jülich-Cleves-Berg ⓘ
opponent	Brandenburg-Neuburg alliance vs. Habsburg-Spanish interests ⓘ
participant	Duchy of Neuburg ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Palatinate-Neuburg ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Monarchy
partOf	European wars of religion ⓘ power struggle within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
precededBy	death of John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg ⓘ
relatedTo	Thirty Years' War ⓘ surface form: Thirty Years’ War
religiousDimension	conflict between Protestant and Catholic claimants ⓘ
result	Brandenburg gained Cleves, Mark, and Ravensberg ⓘ Duchy of Jülich ⓘ surface form: Neuburg gained Jülich and Berg partition of Jülich-Cleves-Berg between Brandenburg and Neuburg ⓘ
significantEvent	Treaty of Xanten ⓘ occupation of Jülich in 1610 ⓘ
startTime	1609 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European wars of religion → hasPart → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) → participantIn → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

War of the Jülich Succession → alsoKnownAs → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jülich-Cleves Succession Crisis

War of the Jülich Succession → alsoKnownAs → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jülich-Cleves War of Succession

Duchy of Jülich → significantEvent → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jülich-Cleves-Berg inheritance crisis

Duke of Cleves → notableEvent → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jülich-Cleves succession crisis

Duchy of Cleves → significantEvent → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jülich-Cleves succession crisis

Treaty of Xanten → endedConflict → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

Treaty of Xanten → precededBy → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg → involvedIn → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jülich-Cleves succession dispute

Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg → involvedIn → War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jülich-Cleves succession crisis