John II, Duke of Cleves

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John II, Duke of Cleves was a late 15th- and early 16th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Cleves and helped consolidate its regional power within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Label Occurrences
John II, Duke of Cleves canonical 3
John II, Duke of Cleves-Mark 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble
duke
nobleman
ruler
associatedWith Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
birthDate 1458-04-13
birthPlace Cleves NERFINISHED
burialPlace Kleve (probable) NERFINISHED
child Adolf of Cleves NERFINISHED
Anna of Cleves (daughter of John II) NERFINISHED
Engelbert of Cleves NERFINISHED
John III, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED
Philip of Cleves NERFINISHED
William of Cleves NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED
deathDate 1521-02-15
deathPlace Cleves NERFINISHED
era Renaissance
father John I, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED
floruit early 16th century
late 15th century
gender male
knownFor consolidating the power of the Duchy of Cleves
regional territorial policies within the Lower Rhine
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf House of La Marck NERFINISHED
monarchOf Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED
mother Elizabeth of Nevers NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamily La Marck NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED
partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle (as ruler of Cleves) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED
predecessor John I, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED
realm Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1521
reignStart 1481
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Cleves NERFINISHED
spouse Matilda of Hesse NERFINISHED
successor John III, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED
title Johann II. von Kleve NERFINISHED

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Duke of Cleves hasTitleHolder John II, Duke of Cleves
Duke of Cleves hasTitleHolder John II, Duke of Cleves
this entity surface form: John II, Duke of Cleves-Mark
House of La Marck hasMember John II, Duke of Cleves
House of Mark notableMember John II, Duke of Cleves