Duke William of Cleves
Other names for William were William the Rich and Wilhelm III of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Noted events in his life were: • Title: Duke of Cleves, 1539-1592. • Title: Duke of Jülich. • Title: Duke of Berg. William married Queen Joanna III of Navarre, daughter of King Henry II of Navarre and Margaret of Angoulême, on 13 Jul 1541.766 The marriage ended in divorce in 1546. (Queen Joanna III of Navarre was born on 7 Jan 1528 in Pau, Aquitaine, France,713,766,789 died on 9 Jun 1572 in Paris, Île-de-France, France 713,766,789 and was buried in 1572 in Vendome, Loir-et-Cher, France 713,766.) William next married Archduchess Marie of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I von Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Bohemia, in 1546.713 (Archduchess Marie of Austria was born in 1531 713 and died in 1581 713.) |