John III, Duke of Cleves [SEP] mother
John III, Duke of Cleves
John III "the Peaceful", Duke of Cleves and Count of Mark (John III, Duke of Cleves; John I, Duke of Jülich-Berg; ; 10 November 1490 – 6 February 1538 or 1539) was a son of John II, Duke of Cleves and Mathilde of Hesse, daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse.
John III became Regent of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg in 1521, and Lord of Ravensberg in 1528.
, married in 1510 Duke John III of Cleves (1490–1536), who became Duke John I of Jülich-Cleves-Berge. She was the mother of Anne Of Cleves, Queen consort of Henry VIII of England.
References and sources.
- Julius von Minutoli: "Das kaiserliche Buch des Markgrafen Albrecht Achilles", Schneider, 1850, p. 492
- Hermann von Scharff-Scharffenstein: "Denkwürdigkeiten eines Royalisten", F. A. Herbig, 1859, p. 221 ff.