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Wilhelm 'Der Reiche Duke (Berg&Julich) of Cleves

Wilhelm 'Der Reiche Duke (Berg&Julich) of Cleves

Male 1516 - 1592  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Wilhelm 'Der Reiche Duke (Berg&Julich) of Cleves was born on 28 Jul 1516 (son of John III Duke (& Julich) of Cleves and Marie of Julich And Berg); died on 1 May 1592.

    Family/Spouse: Marie Archduchess of Austria. Marie (daughter of Ferdinand I Habsburg (King of Hungary) of Austri and Anne of Bohemia) was born on 15 May 1531; died on 11 Dec 1581. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Marie Eleonore of J?lich & Cleves was born on 16 Jun 1550; died in 1608.
    2. Magdalene of J?lich-Cleves-Berg was born in 1553; died in 1633.

    Wilhelm married Jeanne D'albert Queen of Navarre13.7.1541. Jeanne (daughter of Henry II D'albret King of Navarre and Marguerite D'angouleme) was born on 7 Jan 1527-1528; died on 9 Jun 1572 in Paris. Murdered. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John III Duke (& Julich) of Cleves was born in 1490 (son of John II "Der Kindermacher" Duke of Cleves and Matilda of Hessen); died in 1539.

    John married Marie of Julich And Berg in 1510. Marie (daughter of Wilhelm VIII Duke of Berg & J?lich and Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbr?cken) was born in 1491; died in 1543. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Marie of Julich And Berg was born in 1491 (daughter of Wilhelm VIII Duke of Berg & J?lich and Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbr?cken); died in 1543.
    Children:
    1. Sibylle of Cleves was born in 1512; died in 1554.
    2. Anne of Cleves was born on 22 Sep 1515; died in 1557.
    3. 1. Wilhelm 'Der Reiche Duke (Berg&Julich) of Cleves was born on 28 Jul 1516; died on 1 May 1592.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John II "Der Kindermacher" Duke of Cleves was born on 13 Apr 1458 (son of John I Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers); died on 15 Mar 1520-1521.

    John married Matilda of Hessen on 3 Nov 1489. Matilda (daughter of Henry III The Rich Landgrave of Hesse and Anna Gfn Von Katzenelnbogen) was born on 7 Jan 1472-1473; died on 19 Feb 1504-1505. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Matilda of Hessen was born on 7 Jan 1472-1473 (daughter of Henry III The Rich Landgrave of Hesse and Anna Gfn Von Katzenelnbogen); died on 19 Feb 1504-1505.
    Children:
    1. 2. John III Duke (& Julich) of Cleves was born in 1490; died in 1539.
    2. Anna of Cleves was born in 1495; died in 1567.

  3. 6.  Wilhelm VIII Duke of Berg & J?lich was born in 1455 (son of Gerhard VII Duke of Berg & J?lich and Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg); died in 1511.

    Wilhelm married Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbr?cken in 1472. Elisabeth (daughter of Johann II of Nassau-Saarbr?cken and Johanna Von Loon Zu Heinsberg) was born on 19 Oct 1459; died on 9 Mar 1478-1479. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbr?cken was born on 19 Oct 1459 (daughter of Johann II of Nassau-Saarbr?cken and Johanna Von Loon Zu Heinsberg); died on 9 Mar 1478-1479.
    Children:
    1. 3. Marie of Julich And Berg was born in 1491; died in 1543.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John I Duke of Cleves was born on 16 Feb 1418-1419 (son of Adolf I (Von Leve) Duke of Cleves and Marie De Bourgogne); died on 9 May 1481.

    John married Elizabeth of Nevers on 22 Apr 1455. Elizabeth (daughter of John Count of Nevers and Jacqueline Daughter of Raoul D'ailly) was born in 1439; died on 21 Jun 1483. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth of Nevers was born in 1439 (daughter of John Count of Nevers and Jacqueline Daughter of Raoul D'ailly); died on 21 Jun 1483.
    Children:
    1. 4. John II "Der Kindermacher" Duke of Cleves was born on 13 Apr 1458; died on 15 Mar 1520-1521.

  3. 10.  Henry III The Rich Landgrave of Hesse was born on 15 Oct 1440 (son of Louis\Ludwig III The Peaceful Landgrave of Hesse and Anna (of Saxony) Wettin); died on 13 Jan 1482-1483.

    Henry married Anna Gfn Von Katzenelnbogen on 24 Jan 1457-1458. Anna (daughter of Philipp Count Von Katzenelnbogen) was born on 5 Sep 1443; died on 16 Feb 1493-1494. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Anna Gfn Von Katzenelnbogen was born on 5 Sep 1443 (daughter of Philipp Count Von Katzenelnbogen); died on 16 Feb 1493-1494.
    Children:
    1. 5. Matilda of Hessen was born on 7 Jan 1472-1473; died on 19 Feb 1504-1505.
    2. Elisabeth of Hesse was born in May 1466; died on 17 Jun 1523.
    3. William III The Younger Landgrave of Hesse and died.

  5. 12.  Gerhard VII Duke of Berg & J?lich (son of Wilhelm of J?lich and Adelheid Von Tecklenburg); died in 1475.

    Gerhard + Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg. Sophie and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg and died.
    Children:
    1. 6. Wilhelm VIII Duke of Berg & J?lich was born in 1455; died in 1511.

  7. 14.  Johann II of Nassau-Saarbr?cken was born on 4 Apr 1423 (son of Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg and Isabelle of Lorraine); died on 25 Jul 1472.

    Johann married Johanna Von Loon Zu Heinsberg in 1456. Johanna was born on 29 Jun 1443; died on 3 Sep 1469. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Johanna Von Loon Zu Heinsberg was born on 29 Jun 1443; died on 3 Sep 1469.
    Children:
    1. 7. Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbr?cken was born on 19 Oct 1459; died on 9 Mar 1478-1479.
    2. Johanna of Nassau-Saarbr?cken was born on 14 Apr 1464; died on 7 May 1521.



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