Keywords: blackandwhite black and white John III, "The Peaceful", Duke of Kleve-Mark (John III, Duke of Cleves; John I, Duke of Jülich-Berg) (German: Johann III "Der Friedfertige", Herzog von Kleve-Jülich-Berg) (10 November 1490 – 6 February 1538/9) was a son of Johann II "der Kindermacher" Duke of Kleve-Mark and Matilda of Hesse. Johann III became Regent of the combined Duchies of Jülich-Kleve-Berg in 1521, and Lord of Ravensberg in 1528. {He was a great-great-grandson of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy}. His wife was Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg. Johann represented a compensatory attitude, which strove for a "via media", a middle way, between the two confessions during the Protestant Reformation. John III, "The Peaceful", Duke of Kleve-Mark (John III, Duke of Cleves; John I, Duke of Jülich-Berg) (German: Johann III "Der Friedfertige", Herzog von Kleve-Jülich-Berg) (10 November 1490 – 6 February 1538/9) was a son of Johann II "der Kindermacher" Duke of Kleve-Mark and Matilda of Hesse. Johann III became Regent of the combined Duchies of Jülich-Kleve-Berg in 1521, and Lord of Ravensberg in 1528. {He was a great-great-grandson of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy}. His wife was Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg. Johann represented a compensatory attitude, which strove for a "via media", a middle way, between the two confessions during the Protestant Reformation. |