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Regents of Jülich-Kleve
 = Jülich-Kleve-Berg
 = The Spanish Netherlands |
 = Saxony
 = Pfalz-Neuburg |
 = Brandenburg
 = Austria |
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Other parts of the Holy Roman Empire |
The state of Jülich-Kleve emerged in western Germany at the end of the
middle age as a result of inheritances and marriages, which united the
duchies of Jülich,
Kleve and Berg as well as the
counties of Mark and Ravensberg.
But even though it was one of the most important states in Germany it is
most famous for the international crisis it caused when its ruling dynasty
became extinct 1609. A crisis that nearly resulted in a full scale
European war. This was because of claims made by the catholic ruler of Pfalz-Neuburg
and the protestant princes of Brandenburg and Saxony to inherit Jülich-Kleve.
The outcome of the inheritance dispute would seriously effect the power
balance in Germany and the Habsburg emperor played also an important when
he in alliance with Saxony tried to gain control over Jülich-Kleve, that
would in its turn influence the war between Spain and the Netherlands.
The assassination of the French king 1610 prevented a full scale war,
but a war over the succession was still fought 1613-1614 between Pfalz-Neuburg
and
Brandenburg. This ended with a partition of the territories, which was
confirmed in a treaty 1666. Brandenburg then acquired
Kleve, Mark and Ravensberg while Pfalz-Neuburg got Jülich and Berg.
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Jülich-Berg
(also counts of Ravensberg from
1437)
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Kleve-Mark
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1423-1437
1437-1475
1475-1511
1511- (1539)
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Adolf (Berg
from 1408)
Gerhard VII
Wilhelm IV
Johann
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1391-1394
1394-1398
1398-1448
1448-1481
1481-1521 |
Adolf III *
(Kleve from 1368)
Dietrich
Adolf IV
Johann I
Johann II |
Jülich-Kleve-Berg
(also counts of Ravensberg
and Mark)
Jülich was conquered by France during the Napoleonic wars
and was formally ceded 1801. Berg was later expanded and elevated to a
grand Duchy, which was given to the French marshal Joachim Murat. When
Napoleon later appointed him king of Naples 1808 did Napoleon's nephew Ludwig Napoleon
become new grand duke of Berg. After the fall of Napoleon was the grand
duchy dissolved and its territory was given to Prussia by the congress of
Vienna.
Berg
(duchy from 1380)
1101-1132
1132-1160
1160-1180
1160-1189
1189-1218
1218-1247
1247-1259
1259-1296
1296-1308
1308-1348
1348-1360
1360-1408
1408- (1437)
1423 |
Adolf III
Adolf IV
Eberhard von Mark
Engelbert I
Adolf VI
Heinrich |
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Adolf VI
Adolf VII
Wilhelm
Adolf VIII
Gerhard (also Ravensberg
1346-1360)
Wilhelm (also Ravensberg
1360-1404)
Adolf
Succeded by
Jülich-Berg |
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Jülich
(margraviate 1336-1356 and thereafter a
duchy)
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1003-1029
1029-1081
1081-1114
1114-1127
1127-1138
1138-1142
1142-1176
1176-1207
1207-1219
1219-1277
1274-1277
1277-1297
1297-1328
1328-1361 |
Gerhard I
(count of Jülichgau)
Gerhard II (count of Jülichgau)
Gerhard III
Gerhard IV
Gerhard V
Gerhard VI
Wilhelm I
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm III
Wilhelm IV
Wilhelm V
Walram
Gerhard VI
Wilhelm VI (I) |
1361-1393
1393-1402 |
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm III |
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1402-1423
1423 |
Reinhold
Succeeded by
Jülich-Berg |
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Kleve
(duchy from 1417)
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c. -1061
c. 1061-1092
1092-1119
1119-1147
1147-1172
1172-1193
1193-1260
1260-1275
1275-1305
1305-1311
1311-1347
1347-1368
1368- (1394)
1391 |
Rütger I
Rütger II
Dietrich II
Arnold I
Dietrich III
Dietrich IV
Dietrich V
Dietrich VI
Dietrich VII
Otto
Dietrich VIII
Johann
Adolf *
Succeeded by
Kleve-Mark |
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County of Mark
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1170-1199
1199-1249
1218-1241
1249-1277
1277-1308
1308-1328
1328-1347
1347-1391
1377-1406
1391-1394
1394-1398
1394-1448
1398-1461
1448- (1481)
1461 |
Friedrich I
Adolf I
Eberhard I
Engelbert I
Eberhard II
Engelbert II
Adolf II
Engelbert III
Dietrich I
Adolf III (also Kleve 1368-1394)
Dietrich II
Adolf IV (Kleve-Mark)
Gerhard
Johann I (Kleve-Mark)
All of Mark becomes a part of
Kleve-Mark |
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County of Ravensberg
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1072-1082
1082-1144
1144-1170
1170-1221
1221-1249
1249-1306
1306-1328
1328-1346
1346-1360
1360-1404
1404-1428
1428- (1475)
1437 |
Hermann
(count of Calvelage)
Hemann I von Calvelage
Otto I
Hermann II
Ludwig
Otto III
Otto IV
Bernhard
Gerhard I (also Berg 1348-1360)
Wilhelm I (also Berg 1360-1408)
Wilhelm II
Gerhard II
Succeeded by
Jülich-Berg |
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