John II, Duke of Cleves

John II, Duke of Cleves
File:Johann II von Kleve (Ausschnitt).jpg John II, Duke of Cleves
Spouse(s)	Mathilde of Hesse
Noble family	House of La Marck
Father	John I, Duke of Cleves
Mother	Elizabeth of Nevers
Born	(1458-04-13)13 April 1458 Cleves
Died

John II, "The Pious" or "The Babymaker", Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark, (German: Johann II. "der Pious" oder "der Kindermacher", Herzog von Kleve, Graf von Mark) (1458–1521) was a son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. He ruled Cleves from 1481 to his death in 1521. He was called "The Babymaker" since he fathered sixty-three illegitimate children before his marriage with Mathilde of Hesse in 1490. She was the daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen.

They had three children :

• John III (1490–1539), his successor
• Anna (1495–1567), married in 1518 with count Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg
• Adolf (1498–1525), appointed by his father's cousin Philip of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein and Wijnendale, as his successor, but died before Philip (1528)

Ancestry

16. Adolph II, Count of Mark (c. 1314–1347)

8. Adolph I of Kleve-Mark (1334–1394)

17. Margaret of Cleves (c. 1310–aft. 1348)

4. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (1373–1448)

18. Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg (c. 1325–1360)

9. Margaret of Jülich (c. 1342–1425/29)

19. Margaret of Ravensberg (c. 1320–1389)

2. John I, Duke of Cleves (1419–1481)

20. Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (1342–1404) (= 24)

10. John II, Duke of Burgundy (1371–1419)

21. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350–1405) (= 25)

5. Marie of Burgundy (c. 1393–1473)

22. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336–1404)

11. Margaret of Bavaria (1363–1423)

23. Margaret of Brieg (1342–1386)

1. John II, Duke of Cleves

24. Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (1342–1404) (= 20)

12. Philip II, Count of Nevers (1389–1415)

25. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350–1405) (= 21)

6. John II, Count of Nevers (1415–1491)

26. Philip of Artois, Count of Eu (1358–1397)

13. Bonne of Artois (1396–1425)

27. Marie of Berry (c. 1367–1434)

3. Elizabeth of Nevers (1439–1483)

28. Baudouin d'Ailly (?–1415)

14. Raoul d'Ailly

29. Joan of Raineval (?–1413)

7. Jacqueline d'Ailly (c. 1420–1470)

30. Robert VIII of Bethune (c. 1352–1408)

15. Jacqueline of Bethune

31. Isabelle of Ghistelles (?–aft. 1438)

External links

• Genealogy of Jülich-Cleves Accessed July 28, 2008

John II, Duke of Cleves House of La Marck Born: 13 April 1458 Died: 15 March 1521
Preceded by John I, Duke of Cleves	Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark 1481–1521	Succeeded by John III, Duke of Cleves