1419 - 1481 (62 years)| Name | Johann von Kleve-Mark [1] | |
| Title | Count von der Mark, Lord of Ravenstein | |
| Suffix | I | |
| Birth | 16 Feb 1419 | Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | He fought 3 wars with the Electorate of Cologne and finally defeated Ruprecht of the Palatinate, conquering the cities of Xanten and Soest. In these wars, he was supported by his uncle Philip the Good, bringing Cleves-Mark into the Burgundian sphere | |
| Death | 5 Sep 1481 | Kleef, Mettmann, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [1] |
| Burial | Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [1] |
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| Person ID | I2526 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Family | Duchess of Cleves Elisabeth van Bourgondië Nevers, b. 24 Aug 1436, Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France d. 21 Jun 1483, Kleef, Mettmann, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 46 years) | |||
| Marriage | 22 Apr 1455 | Belgium |
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| Family ID | F701 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World |  | _Elizabeth Nevers Elizabeth of Nevers (born: after 24 August 1439 in Nevers; died: 21 June 1483) was Duchess of Cleves from 1455 until her death, due to her marriage with John I of Cleves-Mark. She was the matriarch of the house of Cleves-Nevers, and thus the Cleves line of the Counts and dukes of Nevers. Because the territory was part of her inheritance, it fell… |
| _Johann von Kleve John I, Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark (16 Feb 1419 – 5 Sep 1481). Jean de Belliqueux (warlike), was Duke of Cleves and Count of Mark. John was also made a Knight in the Burgundian Order of the Golden Fleece in 1451. In 1473 he helped the Burgundian Duke Charles the Bold conquer the Duchy of Guelders. |
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