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John III, Duke of Cleves and Mark 1490–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1490

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 6 February 1539

Death Location: Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Father: John Cleves

Mother: Matilda Hesse

Spouse(s): Maria None

Children(s): Wilhelm Jülich-Cleves-Berg

The story of John / III, Duke of Cleves and Mark began in 1490 in Germany. John III, Duke of Cleves and Mark married Maria, and had children including Wilhelm V Von Julich Kleve Berg Duke Of Julich Cleves Berg. John / III, Duke of Cleves and Mark passed away in 1539 in Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of John // III, Duke of Cleves and Mark began in 1490 in Germany.
  • John // III, Duke of Cleves and Mark married Maria, and had children including Wilhelm V Von Julich Kleve Berg Duke Of Julich Cleves Berg.
  • John // III, Duke of Cleves and Mark passed away in 1539 in Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

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Children(s)

John Mark's Ancestors

Self
John Mark
1490–1539
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
John II Duke of Cleves
1458–1521
germany
Matilda (Of) Hesse
1473–1505
Hesse, Germany
Grandparents
John (I Duke of) Cleves
1419–1481
Germany
Elizabeth (Of) Nevers
1439–1483
Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mark's Descendants

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John (III, Duke of Cleves and) Mark (10 November 1490–6 February 1539) m. Maria (3 August 1491–29 August 1543)
  1. 1. Wilhelm (V von Jülich-Kleve-Berg Duke of) Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1516–1592 m. Maria (of) Austria 1531–1581
    1. 1. Sibylle (von) Jülich-Kleve-Berg 1557–1628
    2. 2. Anna (van Gulik Kleef en) Berg 1552–1632
    3. 3. Maria (Eleonore van Gulik Kleef en) Berg 1550–1608
    4. 4. Magdalena (van Gulik Kleef en) Berg 1553–1633

John Mark's Timeline

2 Records

1490
10 November 1490
Birth of John // III, Duke of Cleves and Mark in Germany
Germany
1539
6 February 1539
Age 49
Death of John // III, Duke of Cleves and Mark in Germany
Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1490
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 February 1539
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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