State · 1092 – 1795
Duchy of Cleves
A state of 1092 – 1795 — 703 years in Europe. It was replaced by Grand Duchy of Berg and Roer. The atlas records 8 things within it — wars and battles 2 · people 6. Its line of rulers holds 6 people.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.
- Stood
- 703 years
- 1092 – 1795
- Rulers
- 6
- the head of state
- Within it
- 8
- recorded rows
- Symbols
- 2
- on record, with years
Where it sits in time
Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.
Before and after
The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.
After it
- Grand Duchy of Berg · replaced by · 1806 – 1813
- Roer · replaced by
Rulers
The line of head of state.
| Ruler | Reign | Length | How it ended · source | To the ruler before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph I | 1417 – 1448 | 31 years | died in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alone | |
| John I of Cleves | 1448 – 1481 | 33 years | died in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alone | child |
| John II of Cleves | 1481 – 1521 | 40 years | died in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alone | child |
| John III of Cleves | 1521 – 1539 | 18 years | died in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alone | child |
| William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 1539 – 1592 | 53 years | died in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alone | child |
| John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 1592 – 1609 | 17 years | died in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alone | child |
6 rulers, 6 with terms dated as terms, covering 1417 – 1609. Median reign 32 years. 0 of 5 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.
Flags and arms, in order
Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.
flag, undatedDie greue van Cleue ende vander Marck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Claes Heynenzoon before 23 june 1405, SVG Own work 
coat of arms, undatedCoat of Arms of the Duchy of Cleves · CC BY-SA 3.0
What happened within it, by century
Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.
1300 – 13991 row
- Adolph I · ruler · 1373 – 1448
1400 – 14993 rows
- John III of Cleves · ruler · 1490 – 1539
- John I of Cleves · ruler · 1419 – 1481
- John II of Cleves · ruler · 1458 – 1521
1500 – 15993 rows · 1 wars and battles
- William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg · ruler · 1516 – 1592
- John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg · ruler · 1562 – 1609
- Siege of Groenlo · battle · 1595
1600 – 16991 row · 1 wars and battles
- Siege of Groenlo · battle · 1627
Among all states
Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.
- How long it stood703 years
stood longer than 93% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.
- Wars recorded per centurynone
had more wars on record per century than 44% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.
- How long a reign lasted, at the median33 years
had longer reigns, at the median, than 87% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.
- Rulers on record6
has more rulers on record than 69% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.
What led to it, and what came of it
The investigation's own picture: 0 causes the record names and 2 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.
Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1022 – 1865, with everything that stood beside it.
- On the map in 1444, live: scrub the year and watch its borders move.
- Investigate it: what led to it, what came of it, and its succession analysed.
Wikidata Q641138 (CC0) · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.