Hilliken Opdengraeff

Herman* married Grietgen* (Margaret) Pletjes on 8 Aug 1605 in Rheinland, Prussia, or Krefeld, Germany. Grietgen* (daughter of Driessen* (Andreas) Pletjes and Adelheid* Goebels) was born on 16 Oct 1588 in Kempen, Rheinland, Prussia (Viersen, Germany); died on 5 Jan 1643 in Crefeld, Rheinland, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for Johann Wilhelm I. Count of Jülich, Cleveand Berg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_participants_in_the_Synod_of_Dort

Johann Wilhelm de la Marck Grafvan Altena of Kleves. 13 Born on 28 May 1562. Johann Wilhelm
died on 25 Mar 1609; he was 46.

Sixth and last Duke of Cleves, Count of Moers, Lord of Krefeld, Graff van Altena, Graff van de
Alderkerk. 1584 Catholic Canon of Cologne who became 1592 the Protestant Bishop of Munster and Comte de la Marck. Considered that son Herman was the result of marriage to a woman not of the nobility, and hence not entitled to royal succession or privileges.

G.W. Miller 1991, "Reconstructing the Op Den Graff windows of 1630 A.D. to fit the Lohengrin Genealogy of the House of Cleves, "Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, vol. 8, #1, pp. 9-28. Graeffvon Alten (Count of Altena)

1585, married Jacobea of Baden-Baden.

1592, became Protestant Bishop of Muenster and the last Duke (Herzog) of Cleves of the House of La Marck (a branch of the House of Boulogne, itself a branch of the Lohengrin family which allegedly can be traced back to the fifth century) upon the death of his father.

1599, married Antonia of Lorraine.

1609, died without an heir to his feudal title. No non-royal children mentioned, but it is argued that they would have been given the patronymic "op den Graff" (of the Count), "zu Graff" (belonging to the Count), van de Graff (of the Count), "de Graff" (of Count) while he was Graff or Count, or later when he has been elevated to Duke or Herzog," op den Herzog" or "de Hartog".
At this time the multiple dukedom of Cleves-Julich-Berg was divided and invaded by armies from the Houses of Brandenburg, Zweibrucken and Wittelsbach, all relatives of the House of Cleves. Their 9 year family dispute was followed by the Thirty Years War driven by religious differences.

Johann Wilhelm first married Anna van Aldekerk. Born in 1565 in Aldekerk, Muir, Germany. Anna died in Aldekerk, Muir, Germany.

They had one child: Herman (1585-1642)

In 1585 when Johann Wilhelm was 22, he second married Jacobea of Baden, 13. Born in 1558. Jacobea died in Dusseldorf, Germany, in Sep 1597; she was 39.

Johann married Anna Opdengraeff van de Aldekerk. Anna (daughter of Herman Opdengraff van de Aldekerk and Princess of Julich, Cleve and Berg Amalia Opdengraeff van de Aldekerk) was born in 1557 in Aldekerk, Kleve, Germany; died in 1613 in Aldekerk, Kleve, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth either 1557 or 1565 in Aldekerk, she was obviously the morganatic wife of Johann Wilhelm I of Jülich,Cleve and Berg

Driessen* married Adelheid* Goebels on 13 Dec 1584 in Kempden, Rheinland, Prussia. Adelheid* (daughter of Sylli* Goebels) was born in 1563 in Kempen, Rheinland, Prussia (Viersen, Germany); died on 7 Jan 1640 in Crefeld, Rheinland, Prussia (Krefeld, Germany). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Adelheid de Goebels was born 1550 in Kempden, Viersen, Germany. She died on 7 Jan 1640 in Krefeld, Germany.

Herman married Princess of Julich, Cleve and Berg Amalia Opdengraeff van de Aldekerk about 1554 in Germany. Amalia (daughter of Duke of Julich, Cleve and Berg Johann, III and Dutchess of Juelich, Cleve and Berg Maria) was born on 17 Oct 1517 in Duesseldorf, Germany; died on 1 Mar 1586 in Duesseldorf, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]