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When her father died in 1511 Maria, being female, could not inherit, and Jülich-Berg-Ravensberg fell to her husband John III through her. At the request of Maria and John II, who resided in Cleves, Maria's mother
Sibylle acted as governor of Jülich-Berg during this period. John, who inherited the
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English nobility and gentry. In
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after it had become apparent that her parents’ marriage would not produce any more children. In 1509, Maria married
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In 1496, at the age of 5, Duchess Maria was betrothed to the 6-year-old Duke of Cleves,
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Regenten- und Volks-Geschichte der Länder Cleve, Mark, Jülich, Berg und
Ravensberg
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Maria of Jülich-Berg, with her daughters Anne (In yellow), and Amalia (In red).
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They married in 1509. Maria's estates and titles were then merged with the
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Donor stained glass portrait of Maria of Jülich-Berg at
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Duchy of Cleves-Mark in 1521, then became the first ruler of the
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Bietenholz, Peter G.; Deutscher, Thomas Brian, eds. (2003).
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Maria died on 29 August 1543 of unspecified causes.
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Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister'
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Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister'
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1217:. Vol. 1–3. University of Toronto Press.
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602:William VIII of Jülich, Count of Ravensberg
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290:. The marriage resulted in the
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221:John III, Duke of Cleves
114:John III, Duke of Cleves
72:29 August 1543 (aged 52)
1185:The Wives of Henry VIII
316:The Wives of Henry VIII
247:, as the only child of
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922:Sibylle of Brandenburg
265:Frederick II of Saxony
205:Sibylle of Brandenburg
189:Sibylle of Brandenburg
156:Anne, Queen of England
29:Duchess of Jülich-Berg
471:Henry VIII of England
267:from his marriage to
1016:Margarete of Austria
800:Maria of Jülich-Berg
433:, the eldest son of
197:Maria of Jülich-Berg
23:Maria of Jülich-Berg
1266:Duchesses of Cleves
1256:Duchesses of Jülich
1083:, p. table 38.
513:Henry II of Navarre
437:by his first wife,
269:Margaret of Austria
61:Nordrhein-Westfalen
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223:. Their daughter,
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57:Kreis Düren
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1065:References
235:Early life
217:Ravensberg
141:In detail
63:, Germany
569:Ancestry
469:Married
429:Married
398:Lifespan
395:Portrait
311:Catholic
75:Büderich
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509:Navarre
480:William
408:Sibylle
330:Gallery
282:Duchess
245:Germany
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527:, and
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241:Jülich
209:Jülich
185:Mother
175:Father
108:Spouse
53:Jülich
377:Issue
322:Death
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251:and
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