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John II, Duke of Cleves

1458 - 1521

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John II, "The Babymaker", Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark, (German: Johann II. "der Kindermacher", Herzog von Kleve, Graf von Mark) (13 April 1458 – 15 March 1521) was a son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. He ruled Cleves from 1481 to his death in 1521. He was called "The Babymaker" as he had fathered sixty-three illegitimate children prior to his marriage with Mathilde of Hesse in 1489. Pope Innocent VIII awarded John the Golden Rose of Virtue on 15 April 1489. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John II, Duke of Cleves is the 12,653rd most popular politician (down from 11,593rd in 2019), the 3,799th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,493rd in 2019) and the 1,072nd most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John II, Duke of Cleves ranks 12,653 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammad Ali Khan Zand, John Key, Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus, Mangrai, Tiye, and Federico Chávez. After him are Marduk-zakir-shumi I, Mamata Banerjee, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, Abu Bakar of Johor, and Orso I Participazio.

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Among people born in 1458, John II, Duke of Cleves ranks 7. Before him are Saint Casimir, Sebastian Brant, Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, Piri Mehmed Pasha, Eleanor of Viseu, and Jacopo Sannazaro.  Among people deceased in 1521, John II, Duke of Cleves ranks 19. Before him are Francisco Serrão, Tamás Bakócz, Neagoe Basarab, Duarte Barbosa, Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, and Al-Mustamsik.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John II, Duke of Cleves ranks 3,801 out of 7,253. Before him are Max Jakob Friedländer (1867), Wolfgang Hofmann (1941), Benjamin List (1968), Johann Schweigger (1779), Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg (1766), and Johann Georg Halske (1814). After him are Ralf Moeller (1959), Paul Renner (1878), Margit Carstensen (1940), Peter Schilling (1956), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769), and Carl Bolle (1821).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John II, Duke of Cleves ranks 1,072. Before him are Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel (1804), Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau (1738), Maximilian von Montgelas (1759), Fritz Manteuffel (1875), Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim (1198), and Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1891). After him are Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg (1575), Norbert Lammert (1948), Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1762), James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1562), Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863), and Günther Schwägermann (1915).

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