Duchy of Cleves and the Mark

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duchy
gptkbp:area approximately 3,000 km²
gptkbp:capital Cleves
gptkbp:co-ruler Duke of Cleves
gptkbp:coatOfArms Duchy coat of arms
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Renaissance_architecture
Baroque art
Protestant Reformation
Cultural_exchange_with_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:currency Gulden
gptkbp:demographics Protestant majority
Jewish_community
Catholic_minority
Minority_Dutch_population
Predominantly_German_population
gptkbp:dissolved 1806
gptkbp:economicActivity Agriculture
Craftsmanship
Trade
gptkbp:education Cultural institutions
Universities and schools
gptkbp:established 14th century
gptkbp:flag Duchy flag
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Forests
Lowland region
Hills_and_valleys
Rivers_Rhine_and_Ruhr
gptkbp:governmentType Duchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
Napoleonic Wars
Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of the territorial disputes in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duchy of Cleves and the Mark
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Schloss_Moyland
gptkb:St._Kunibert_Church
gptkb:Cleves_Castle
St. Willibrord Church
Historic town centers
Treaty of Cleves (1614)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Duke_William_IV
gptkb:Duke_Adolphus
gptkb:Duke_John_III
gptkb:Duke_John_William
gptkbp:partOf Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:population around 200,000 (in the 18th century)
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_Rhine-Westphalia
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Grand_Duchy_of_Berg
gptkbp:tourism Museums
Cultural festivals
Historical sites
Natural parks
gptkbp:transportation Railways
Road networks
River transport