United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
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"Duchy of Jülich-Berg" redirects here. For a list of rulers of the Duchy of Jülich-Berg, see Duchy of Berg.
The United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire between 1521 and 1666, formed from the personal union of the duchies of Jülich, Cleves and Berg.
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United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | |||||||||||||||||||
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1521–1614 | |||||||||||||||||||
Status | Duchy (State of Holy Roman Empire) | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | various closely related West Germanic varieties, e.g. Kleverlandish, Ripuarian, Westphalian, Limburgish | ||||||||||||||||||
Government | Duchy | ||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||||
1521 | |||||||||||||||||||
• Partitioned at Xanten | 12 November 1614 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Germany Netherlands |
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The name was resurrected after the Congress of Vienna for the province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg of the Kingdom of Prussia between 1815 and 1822. Its territory is today split between the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Dutch province of Gelderland.