Died March 15, 1521 | Name John Duke | |
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Born 13 April 1458Cleves ( 1458-04-13 ) Parents Elizabeth of Nevers, John I, Duke of Cleves Grandchildren Anne of Cleves, Sibylle of Cleves, Amalia of Cleves, William, Duke of Julich-Cleves-Berg Similar People William - Duke of Julich‑Cleves‑Berg, Sibylle of Cleves, Anne of Cleves, Amalia of Cleves | ||
Children John III, Duke of Cleves | ||
John II, "The Babymaker", Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark, (German: Johann II. "der Kindermacher", Herzog von Kleve, Graf von Mark) (13 April 1458 – 15 March 1521) was a son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. He ruled Cleves from 1481 to his death in 1521. He was called "The Babymaker" since he fathered sixty-three illegitimate children before his marriage with Mathilde of Hesse in 1490. She was the daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen.
They had three children :
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