William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

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William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a 16th-century German nobleman who ruled a large united territory in the Lower Rhine region and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and Reformation-era Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century person
German noble
duke
nobleman
ruler
continent Europe
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1516-07-28
dateOfDeath 1592-01-05
father John III, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED
floruit 16th century
givenName William
hasTitle William the Rich NERFINISHED
languageUsed German
memberOfDynasty House of La Marck NERFINISHED
mother Maria of Jülich-Berg NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
nobleRank prince of the Holy Roman Empire
nobleTitle Count
Duke
notableFor balancing confessional tensions during the Reformation
maintaining a large united territory in the Lower Rhine
partOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Düsseldorf NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Düsseldorf NERFINISHED
positionHeld Count of Mark NERFINISHED
Count of Ravensberg NERFINISHED
Duke of Berg NERFINISHED
Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED
Duke of Jülich NERFINISHED
Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg NERFINISHED
regionRuled Lower Rhine region NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1592
reignStart 1539
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Düsseldorf NERFINISHED
ruledTerritory County of Mark NERFINISHED
County of Ravensberg NERFINISHED
Duchy of Berg NERFINISHED
Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED
Duchy of Jülich NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Anne of Cleves NERFINISHED
significantEvent inheritance of Jülich-Cleves-Berg united territories
involvement in politics of the Holy Roman Empire
participation in Reformation-era European politics
spouse Maria of Austria NERFINISHED

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Duke of Cleves hasTitleHolder William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Duke of Jülich-Berg hasTitleHolder William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
this entity surface form: William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg
Duchy of Cleves notableRuler William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Charles of Egmond successor William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
House of La Marck hasMember William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Duke of Berg heldBy William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
this entity surface form: William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg
Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg sibling William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg