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Maria of Austria. Duchess Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (2 November 1553 – 30 August 1633) was the fifth child of Duke William "the Rich" of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I . She married in 1579 with Count Palatine John I the Lame of Zweibrücken.
Duchess Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was the fifth child of Duke William "the Rich" of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I.
The United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a combination of states of the Holy Roman Empire.The duchies of Jülich and Berg united in 1423. Nearly a century later, in 1521, these two duchies, along with the county of Ravensberg, fell extinct, with only the last duke's daughter Maria von Geldern left to inherit; under Salic law, women could only hold property through a husband or guardian, so the territories passed to her husband—and distant relative—John III, Duke of Cleves and Mark ...
Jul 2, 2021 · The Rhineland in the 16th century, showing in orange the unified duchies and counties of Cleves, Julich, Berg, Mark and Ravensberg (plus Guelders in stripes) The counts of Cleves of the House of Wassenberg pass in a succession of Dietrichs. It is a very dominant name—one of them even had three sons all named Dietrich.
Duchess Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was the fifth child of Duke William "the rich" of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I.
Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Archduchess Maria of Austria (15 May 1531 – 11 December 1581) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor from the House of Habsburg and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary . She married William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg on 18 July 1546 as his second wife.
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Magdalena von Zweibrücken (van Gulik Kleef en Berg) aka La Marck, von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (2 Nov 1553 - 30 Jul 1633)
