William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
William of Jülich-Cleves-Berge
(William I of Cleves, William V of Jülich-Berg) (28 July 1516 – 5 January 1592) was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1539–1592).
William was born in and died in Düsseldorf.
He was the only son of John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg.
William took over rule of his father's estates (the Duchy of Cleves and the County of Mark) upon his death in 1539.
Despite his mother having lived until 1543, William also became the Duke of Berg and Jülich and the Count of Ravensberg.
From 1538 to 1543, William held the neighbouring Duchy of Guelders, as successor of his distant relatives, the Egmond dukes.
Emperor Charles V claimed this duchy for himself as the dukes had sold their right of heritage, and William tried to hold on to it.
He made a treaty with the King of France and married Jeanne d'Albret, and with this backup dared to challenge the Emperor.
All too soon he learned that the French did not lift a finger to help him, and he was overwhelmed and had to surrender.
In accordance with the Treaty of Venlo (1543)
that was the result of this war,
Guelders and the County of Zutphen were transferred to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, combining them with the Habsburg Netherlands.
William then tried to strengthen his inherited territories and launched an impressive development project for the most important cities.
The three duchies all got new main fortresses as major strongpoints, for the older medieval fortifications had proved to be no match against the Imperial artillery.
The cities of Jülich, Düsseldorf and Orsoy became fortresses for the duchies of Jülich, Berg and Cleves respectively, and Jülich and Düsseldorf were turned into impressive residences.
For this task, the renowned Italian architect Alessandro Pasqualini from Bologna was hired, who had already made some impressive display of his craft in the Netherlands.
He made the plans for the fortifications and palaces, of which some traces still remain, especially at Jülich where the citadel (built 1548-1580) is a major landmark, with parts of the Renaissance palace still standing.
William's sister Anne of Cleves was, for six months, the fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England.
Through his daughter Marie Eleonore, he is ancestor of Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, wife of John William Friso, Prince of Orange therefore ancestor of all the current European monarchs.
Adolph II of the Marck
Adolph II of the Marck( died 19/20 October 1347, Fröndenberg) was Count of the Marck.
He was the eldest son of Engelbert II of the Mark and Mechtild of Arenberg.
Adolph was betrothed to Irmgard of Cleves, daughter of Otto, Count of Cleves and his( second) wife Mechtild of Virneburg.
After obtaining a papal dispensation Adolf was allowed to marry Margaret of Cleves, the daughter of Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves and Margaret of Guelders.
Adolph and Margaret of Cleves had seven children:
Marie Eleonore of Cleves
Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves (16 June 1550 – 1 June 1608) was a Duchess consort of Prussia by marriage to Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.
She was the eldest child of William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria.
Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
Elisabeth of Cleves was the daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves.
She married Count Henry XXVI of Schwarzburg- Blankenburg, on July 15, 1434.
Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania
Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania( Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie Prinzessin von Wied; 19 February 190929 September 1956) was the only daughter of William, Prince of Albania and his wife Princess Sophie of Schönburg- Waldenburg.
She held the title of" Princess of Albania".
She was also styled Donika, in homage to Donika Kastrioti.
Duchess Anna of Prussia
Duchess Anna of Prussia and Jülich-Cleves-Berg (3 July 1576 – 30 August 1625) was Electress consort of Brandenburg and Duchess consort of Prussia by marriage to John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg.
She was the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, and Marie Eleonore of Cleves.
Karl Harst
Karl Harst( fl. 1540) was a sixteenth- century diplomat from the German Duchy of Cleves.
He was the Duke of Cleves' representative in London during the marriage of Henry VIII of England and his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves( 1393 – 30 October 1466) was the second child of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, and an elder sister of Philip the Good.
Born in Dijon, she became the second wife of Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406.
He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417.
They were the grandparents of King Louis XII of France and the great- grandparents of John III, Duke of Cleves, father of Anne of Cleves, who was fourth Queen consort of Henry VIII of England.
By their daughter, Catherine, they were ancestors of Mary, Queen of Scots.
The Duke and Duchess of Cleves lived at Wijnendale Castle in West Flanders.
She died in Cleves in present- day Monterberg, Kalkar.
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
Adolph I of Cleves( 2 August 1373 – 23 September 1448) was the second Count of Cleves and the fourth Count of Mark.
Johann, Count of Cleves
Johann was last Count of Cleves, from 1347 through 1368.
Upon his death in 1368, the counties of Cleves and Count of Mark were united.
Johann was the youngest son of Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves and his second wife Margaret of Habsburg.
He succeeded in 1347 his brother Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves who had died without sons.
He married Mechteld of Guelders( † 1384), daughter of Reginald II, Duke of Guelders, but the marriage remained childless.
After his death, the County of Cleves went to Adolf III of the Marck and so to the Counts of Marck.

Question: Where was the place of burial of Marie Eleonore Of Cleves's father?
Answer: Düsseldorf