John II, Duke of Cleves
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John II, Duke of Cleves
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| Spouse(s) | Mathilde of Hesse |
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| Noble family | La Marck |
| Father | John I, Duke of Cleves |
| Mother | Elizabeth of Nevers |
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13 April 1458 Cleves |
| Died | 15 March 1521 (aged 62) |
John II, "The Babymaker", Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark, (German: Johann II. "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 :
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