Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Cleves ranks 17,783rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Komotini, Çanakkale, and Veselí nad Lužnicí. Memorable people born in Duchy of Cleves include Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans. Duchy of Cleves has been the birth place of many writers. Duchy of Cleves is located in Germany.
The Duchy of Cleves was a State of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged from the medieval Hettergau. It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves and the towns of Wesel, Kalkar, Xanten, Emmerich, Rees and Duisburg bordering the lands of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster in the east and the Duchy of Brabant in the west. Its history is closely related to that of its southern neighbours: the Duchies of Jülich and Berg, as well as Guelders and the Westphalian county of Mark. The Duchy was archaically known as Cleveland in English. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1426, Duchy of Cleves was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans.
People Born in Duchy of Cleves
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Duchy of Cleves were writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Duchy of Cleves, including Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Duchy of Cleves since 1700.
