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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg abstract "William of Jülich-Cleves-Berge (William I of Cleves, William V of Jülich-Berg) (German: Wilhelm der Reiche; 28 July 1516 – 5 January 1592) was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1539–1592).William was born in and died in Düsseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg. William took over rule of his father's estates (the Duchy of Cleves and the County of Mark) upon his death in 1539. Despite his mother having lived until 1543, William also became the Duke of Berg and Jülich and the Count of Ravenstein.From 1538 to 1543, William held the neighbouring Duchy of Guelders, as successor of his distant relatives, the Egmond dukes. Emperor Charles V claimed this duchy for himself as the dukes had sold their right of heritage, and William tried to hold on to it. He made a treaty with the King of France and married Jeanne d'Albret, and with this backup dared to challenge the Emperor. All too soon he learned that the French did not lift a finger to help him, and he was overwhelmed and had to surrender. In accordance with the Treaty of Venlo (1543) that was the result of this war, Guelders and the County of Zutphen were transferred to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, combining them with the Habsburg Netherlands.William then tried to strengthen his inherited territories and launched an impressive development project for the most important cities. The three duchies all got new main fortresses as major strongpoints, for the older medieval fortifications had proved to be no match against the Imperial artillery. The cities of Jülich, Düsseldorf and Orsoy became fortresses for the duchies of Jülich, Berg and Cleves respectively, and Jülich and Düsseldorf were turned into impressive residences. For this task, the renowned Italian architect Alessandro Pasqualini from Bologna was hired, who had already made some impressive display of his craft in the Netherlands. He made the plans for the fortifications and palaces, of which some traces still remain, especially at Jülich where the citadel (built 1548-1580) is a major landmark, with parts of the Renaissance palace still standing.William's sister Anne of Cleves was, for six months, the fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England. Through his daughter Marie Eleonore, he is ancestor of Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, wife of John William Friso, Prince of Orange therefore ancestor of all European monarchs occupying the throne today.".
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg activeYearsEndYear "1592".
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg activeYearsStartYear "1539".
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg alias "William the Rich".
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg birthDate "1516-07-28".
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg birthYear "1516".
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg deathDate "1592-01-05".
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg deathYear "1592".
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg parent John_III,_Duke_of_Cleves.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg parent Maria_of_Jülich-Berg.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg predecessor John_III,_Duke_of_Cleves.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg restingPlace Düsseldorf.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg successor John_William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Albert_Frederick,_Duke_of_Prussia.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Albrecht_III_Achilles,_Elector_of_Brandenburg.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Alessandro_Pasqualini.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Anna_of_Cleves_(1552–1632).
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Anna_of_Saxony,_Electress_of_Brandenburg.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Anna_of_Saxony,_Landgravine_of_Hesse.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Anne_of_Bohemia_and_Hungary.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Anne_of_Cleves.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Berg_(state).
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Bernard_II,_Duke_of_Saxe-Lauenburg.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Charles,_Margrave_of_Burgau.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Charles_II,_Duke_of_Guelders.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Charles_III,_Duke_of_Lorraine.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Guelders.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Heinrich_Aldegrever.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Henry_III,_Landgrave_of_Upper_Hesse.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink House_of_Egmond.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink House_of_La_Marck.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Italian_War_of_1542–46.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Jakobea_of_Baden.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Jeanne_dAlbret.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink John_I,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink John_II,_Count_of_Nevers.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink John_William_Friso,_Prince_of_Orange.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Jülich.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Karl_Friedrich_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Kingdom_of_Navarre.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Landgravine_Marie_Louise_of_Hesse-Kassel.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Louis_I,_Landgrave_of_Hesse.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Lutheranism.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Margaret_of_Austria,_Electress_of_Saxony.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Marie_of_Burgundy,_Duchess_of_Cleves.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Morganatic_marriage.
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- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Philibert,_Margrave_of_Baden-Baden.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Philipp_I,_Count_of_Katzenelnbogen.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Philipp_Ludwig,_Count_Palatine_of_Neuburg.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Philippine_Welser.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Prince-Bishopric_of_Münster.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Ravenstein,_Netherlands.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Royal_descendants_of_John_William_Friso.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Seventeen_Provinces.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Sibylle_of_Brandenburg.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Sibylle_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink Sophie_of_Saxe-Lauenburg.
- William,_Duke_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg wikiPageWikiLink United_Duchies_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg.