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Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg 1416–1475 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1416

Birth Location: Duchy of Jülich-Berg, State of the Holy Roman Empire

Death Date: 19 Aug 1475

Death Location: Lülsdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Father: William Berg

Mother: Adelheid Tecklenburg

Spouse(s): Sofie Lauenburg

Children(s): Wilhelm Berg

The story of Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg began in 1416 in Duchy of Jülich-Berg, State of the Holy Roman Empire. Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg married Sofie Princess Vonsachsen Lauenburg, and had children including Wilhelm Iv Duke Of Julich Berg Julich Berg. Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg passed away in 1475 in Lülsdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

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  • The story of Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg began in 1416 in Duchy of Jülich-Berg, State of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg married Sofie Princess Vonsachsen Lauenburg, and had children including Wilhelm Iv Duke Of Julich Berg Julich Berg.
  • Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg passed away in 1475 in Lülsdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

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Gerhard Berg's Ancestors

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Gerhard Berg
1416–1475
Birth Place: Duchy of Jülich-Berg, State of the Holy Roman Empire
Parents
William VIII of Jülich, Count of Ravensberg Julich Berg
1382–1428
Julich, Rheinland, Prussia
Adelheid (Von) Tecklenburg
1394–1429
Tecklenburg, Germany
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Gerhard Berg's Descendants

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Gerhard (VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich) Berg (1416–19 Aug 1475) m. Sofie (Princess VonSachsen) Lauenburg (1431–9 Sep 1473)
  1. 1. Wilhelm (IV Duke of Julich Berg Julich) Berg 1455–1511 m. Sibylle (Sibylle Princess of Brandenburg Von) Hohenzollern 1467–1524
    1. 1. Maria (Of) Julich-Berg m. John (III "The Peaceful" of Cleves Duke of) Cleves
      1. 1. Anne (of) Cleves 1515–1557 m. HM (Henry Tudor) VIII 1491–1547
      2. 2. Amalia Cleves 1517–1586
      3. 3. Wilhelm (III Herzog vonJulich Cleves) Berg 1516–1592
      4. 4. Sibylle (vonJulich Kleve) Berg 1512–1553

Gerhard Berg's Timeline

2 Records

1416
1416
Birth of Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg in Duchy of Jülich-Berg, State of the Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Jülich-Berg, State of the Holy Roman Empire
1475
19 Aug 1475
Age 59
Death of Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg, 2nd Duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg Julich Berg in Lülsdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Lülsdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1416
    Event Place: Duchy of Jülich-Berg, State of the Holy Roman Empire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1475
    Event Place: Lülsdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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