John III, Duke of Cleves
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Born | Deggendorf, Germany | 10 November 1490
Died | 6 February 1539 (aged 48) |
Noble family | La Marck |
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Father | Mathilde of Hesse |
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.
Life
John was born on 10 November 1490, as the son of
Berg and Ravensberg.[3]
John became ruler of the
Protestant Reformation.[5] In fact, the real influence at the court of Cleves was Erasmus.[6] Many of his men were friends and followers of the Dutch scholar and theologian. In 1532 John wrote up a list of church regulations(Kirchenordnung), which expressed numerous ideas of Erasmus.[7]
John had an instinct for balance as was shown when he married his eldest daughter
John Frederick. John Frederick would go on to later head the Schmalkaldic League. In many ways, John of Cleves' court was ideal for raising a queen. It was fundamentally liberal, but serious-minded, theologically inclined, and profoundly Erasmian. It was from this court that his daughter Anne would be raised. Anne became the fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England.[3]
Family
John and his wife Duchess Maria of Jülich-Berg had the following children:
- Reformation". Had issue.
- non-consummation and her pre-contract to Francis of Lorraine.
- William (28 July 1516 – 5 January 1592); married Archduchess Maria, daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I,[3] and had issue.
- Amalia (17 October 1517 – 1 March 1586); became Princess of the House of La Marck.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Morby 1989, p. 135.
- ^ Schutte 2022, p. 102.
- ^ a b c d e Ward, Prothero & Leathes 1934, p. table 38.
- ^ Haude 2000, p. 72.
- ^ Erasmus 2020, p. 2852.
- ^ Fraser 1992, p. 68.
- ^ Tracy 1972, p. 205.
Sources
- Erasmus, Desiderius (2020). Estes, James M. (ed.). The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2803 to 2939. Vol. 20. Translated by Miller, Clarence. University of Toronto Press.
- Fraser, Antonia (1992). The Wives of Henry VIII. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- Haude, Sigrun (2000). In the Shadow of "Savage Wolves": Anabaptist Münster and the German Reformation During the 1530s. Brill.
- Morby, John (1989). Dynasties of the World: A chronological and genealogical handbook. Oxford University Press.
- Schutte, Valerie (2022). "Anne of Cleves: Survivor Queen". In Norrie, Aidan; Harris, Carolyn; Laynesmith, J. L.; Messer, Danna R.; Woodacre, Elena (eds.). Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 101–118.
- Tracy, James D. (1972). Erasmus, the Growth of a Mind. Librairie Droz.
- Ward, A.W.; Prothero, G.W.; Leathes, Stanley, eds. (1934). The Cambridge Modern History. Vol. XIII. Cambridge at the University Press.