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William II of Berg

1348 - 1408

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William II (c. 1348 – 25 June 1408) was born in Jülich, as the son of Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg, and Margaret, daughter and heiress of Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg, and Margaret of Berg. Upon his father's death in 1360, William became Count of Berg and Ravensberg, a title that his father had gained by marrying the heiress of Berg and Ravensberg. In 1380, King Wenzel elevated him to the rank of Duke, thus becoming the first Duke of Berg. William fought the counties of Mark and Cleves to prevent them from combining but in 1397 he was taken prisoner in the battle of Kleverhamm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William II of Berg is the 13,350th most popular politician (down from 13,037th in 2019), the 4,074th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,049th in 2019) and the 1,117th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William II of Berg ranks 13,350 out of 19,576. Before him are Jules de Burlet, Pinhas Lavon, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Max von Hausen, Aharon Barak, and Katrín Jakobsdóttir. After him are Aufidius Bassus, Leontia, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Robert von Mohl, Oda of Haldensleben, and Guillermo León Valencia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1348, William II of Berg ranks 4. Before him are Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Isabella, Countess of Vertus, and Keratsa of Bulgaria.  Among people deceased in 1408, William II of Berg ranks 7. Before him are Taejo of Joseon, John VII Palaiologos, Miran Shah, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, and Muhammad VII of Granada. After him are John Gower, and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, William II of Berg ranks 4,076 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert von Le Coq (1860), Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (1831), Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line (1832), Georg Friedrich Knapp (1842), Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1553), and Max von Hausen (1846). After him are Peter von Hess (1792), Robert von Mohl (1799), Albert Ballin (1857), Carl Dahlhaus (1928), Oda of Haldensleben (901), and Anton Reichenow (1847).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, William II of Berg ranks 1,117. Before him are Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1677), Leopold I, Prince of Lippe (1767), Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1536), Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (1799), Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1553), and Max von Hausen (1846). After him are Robert von Mohl (1799), Oda of Haldensleben (901), Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731), Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824), Albrecht Haushofer (1903), and Herluf Bidstrup (1912).

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