Adolph I, Duke of Cleves

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Adolph I, Duke of Cleves was a late medieval German nobleman who significantly expanded and consolidated the territories of Cleves through strategic marriages and political alliances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Cleves ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
burialPlace Cleves ⓘ
convertedTitle County of Cleves elevated to Duchy in 1417 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1373 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1448-09-23 ⓘ
elevationBy Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund ⓘ
elevationEvent County of Cleves raised to a duchy in 1417 by Sigismund ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
father Adolph III, Count of Mark ⓘ
givenName Adolph ⓘ
heldTitleIn Lower Rhine region ⓘ
historicalContext part of the complex territorial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
languageOfRecord Middle High German ⓘ
mother Margaret of Jülich ⓘ
nobleFamily House of La Marck ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of power in the Lower Rhine region ⓘ
expansion of Cleves and Mark territories ⓘ
use of dynastic marriages to strengthen political position ⓘ
placeOfBirth Cleves ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cleves ⓘ
politicalAlliance Burgundy ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Cleves ⓘ
Count of Mark ⓘ
Duke of Cleves ⓘ
regionRuled County of Mark ⓘ
Duchy of Cleves ⓘ
reignEndAsDukeOfCleves 1448 ⓘ
reignStart 1394 ⓘ
reignStartAsCountOfCleves 1394 ⓘ
reignStartAsDukeOfCleves 1417 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
residence Cleves ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Agnes of Bavaria ⓘ
Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves ⓘ
strategicMarriagePolicy married into Bavarian and Burgundian dynasties ⓘ
successor John I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ
title Count of Cleves ⓘ
Count of Mark ⓘ
Duke of Cleves ⓘ
usedMaritalAlliancesFor political consolidation ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Cleves → hasTitleHolder → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ
Count of Mark → notableHolder → Adolf I, Duke of Cleves-Mark ⓘ
linked to: Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
Catherine of Cleves → father → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ
House of La Marck → hasMember → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ
Marie of Cleves → father → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ
House of Guelders → notableMember → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (by marriage ties) ⓘ
linked to: Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
Adolph II, Duke of Cleves → father → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ
House of Cleves → notableMember → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ
Margaret of Guelders → relative → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ
Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves → father → Adolph I, Duke of Cleves ⓘ