Johan III of Cleves

Male 1490 - 1539  (49 years)


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  • Name Johan III of Cleves 
    Birth 1490 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1539 
    Siblings 3 siblings 
    Person ID I1725  Database
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 

    Father Johan II of Cleves,   b. 1458   d. 1521 (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Mathilde of Hesse,   b. 1473   d. 1505 (Age 32 years) 
    Family ID F754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner Maria of Jülich-Berg,   b. 1491   d. 1553 (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 1509 
    Children 
       1. Female Sybille of Cleves,   b. 1512   d. 1554 (Age 42 years)
       2. Female Anne of Cleves,   b. 1515   d. 1557 (Age 42 years)
       3. Male William (Wilhelm) of Cleves,   b. 1516   d. 1592 (Age 76 years)
       4. Female Amalia of Cleves,   b. 1517   d. 1586 (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 

  • Notes 
    • In 1509, he married Maria of Jülich-Berg, daughter of Duke William IVof Jülich-Berg and Sybilla of Brandenburg, who became heiress to her father's estates Jülich, Berg and Ravensberg.[3] They had the following children:
      1.Sybille (17 January 1512 – 21 February 1554), married John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany,"Champion of the Reformation". Had issue.
      2.Anne (22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557), who was briefly married toHenry VIII, King of England, as his fourth wife. No issue.
      3.William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (28 July 1516 – 5 January 1592), married Maria, Archduchess of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, HolyRoman Emperor. Had issue.
      4.Amalia of Cleves (17 October 1517 – 1 March 1586)