United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1521–1614 | |||||||||||||||||||
Map of the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle around 1560, United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg highlighted in red | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Duchy (State of Holy Roman Empire) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | various closely related West Germanic varieties, e.g. Kleverlandish, Ripuarian, Westphalian, Limburgish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1521 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jun 1609 – Oct 1614 | |||||||||||||||||||
• Partitioned at Xanten | 12 November 1614 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
The United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire between 1521 and 1614, formed from the personal union of the duchies of Jülich, Cleves and Berg.
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.