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Margaret of Jülich

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Margaret of Jülich
Bornc. 1350
Died(1425-10-10)10 October 1425
Noble familyHouse of Jülich
Spouse(s)Adolf III of the Marck
FatherGerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg
MotherMargaret of Ravensberg

Margaret of Jülich (c. 1350 – 10 October 1425) was a daughter of Duke Gerhard VI of Jülich and his wife, Margaret of Ravensberg (1315–1389).

In 1369, she married Adolf III of the Marck. She had sixteen children with him,[1] at least five of whom did not survive infancy.

  • Mynta (b. c. 1369)
  • Joanna (b. c. 1370), abbess of Hörde
  • Adolph (1373–1448), succeeded his father in Cleves and later also in the Marck.
  • Dietrich (1374–1398), succeeded his father in the Marck.
  • Gerhard (d. 1461), also Adolph as count of the Marck
  • Margaret (1375–1411), married in 1394 Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1404)
  • Elisabeth (1378–1439), married Reinold of Valkenburg (d. 1396) and Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria
  • Engelberta (d. 1458), married Frederick IV of Moers (1376–1448)
  • Catherine (c. 1395 – 1459)

References

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  1. ^ Knapp, Johann Friedrich (1831). Regenten- und volks-geschichte der länder Cleve, Mark, Jülich, Berg, und Ravensberg. Von Karl dem Grossen bis auf ihre vereinigung mit der preussischen monarchie, 768-1815. Crefeld: I. H. Funke'schen. pp. 121–133.


Margaret of Jülich
Born: c. 1350 Died: 10 October 1425
Preceded by Lady of Amstelveen
and Nieuwer-Amstel

1411-1411
Succeeded by