Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
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Adolph I, Duke of Cleves was a late medieval German nobleman who significantly expanded and consolidated the territories of Cleves through strategic marriages and political alliances.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adolf I, Duke of Cleves-Mark | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Cleves
ⓘ
human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTitle | County of Cleves elevated to Duchy in 1417 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1373 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1448-09-23 ⓘ |
| elevationBy | Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationEvent | County of Cleves raised to a duchy in 1417 by Sigismund ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Adolph III, Count of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Adolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitleIn | Lower Rhine region ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of the complex territorial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Middle High German ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret of Jülich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of La Marck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of power in the Lower Rhine region
ⓘ
expansion of Cleves and Mark territories ⓘ use of dynastic marriages to strengthen political position ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlliance |
Burgundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Cleves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
County of Mark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEndAsDukeOfCleves | 1448 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1394 ⓘ |
| reignStartAsCountOfCleves | 1394 ⓘ |
| reignStartAsDukeOfCleves | 1417 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Agnes of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicMarriagePolicy | married into Bavarian and Burgundian dynasties ⓘ |
| successor | John I, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Count of Cleves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaritalAlliancesFor |
political consolidation
ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Adolf I, Duke of Cleves-Mark