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John III, Duke of Cleves

1490 - 1539

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John III, Duke of Cleves and Count of Mark (German: Johann III der Friedfertige; 10 November 1490 – 6 February 1539), known as John the Peaceful, was the Lord of Ravensberg, Count of Mark, and founder of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John III, Duke of Cleves is the 708th most popular nobleman (down from 498th in 2019), the 2,573rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,023rd in 2019) and the 142nd most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, John III, Duke of Cleves ranks 708 out of 1,415. Before him are Ageltrude, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, Henry II, Count of Louvain, and Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. After him are Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Branimir of Croatia, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, John, Duke of Durazzo, and Ernest I, Duke of Swabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1490, John III, Duke of Cleves ranks 19. Before him are Ebussuud Efendi, Françoise d'Alençon, Galvarino, Nikola Jurišić, Marinus van Reymerswaele, and John Taverner. After him are Caspar Schwenckfeld, Mohammed al-Shaykh, Juan Boscán Almogáver, Adriaen Isenbrandt, Luca Ghini, and Claudin de Sermisy. Among people deceased in 1539, John III, Duke of Cleves ranks 12. Before him are Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Ferdinand Columbus, George, Duke of Saxony, Ayşe Hatun, Elizabeth Blount, and Ottaviano Petrucci. After him are Il Pordenone, Pierre Gringore, and Vannoccio Biringuccio.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John III, Duke of Cleves ranks 2,574 out of 7,253. Before him are Henry III, Duke of Bavaria (940), Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780), Abraham Mignon (1640), Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900), Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1652), and Hermann Tilke (1954). After him are Theodor Boveri (1862), Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (1677), Werner Krauss (1884), Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1284), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), and Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1846).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, John III, Duke of Cleves ranks 142. Before him are Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1592), Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden (1824), Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck (1620), Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (1755), Louis III, Duke of Bavaria (1269), and Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1652). After him are Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1284), John II, Count Palatine of Simmern (1492), Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria (1937), William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1647), Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (1593), and Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst (1563).

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