Gerhard VII, Herzog von Jülich-Berg (1420–1475) • FamilySearch

Gerhard VII, Herzog von Jülich-Berg

Brief Life History of Gerhard VII Herzog

When Gerhard VII, Herzog von Jülich-Berg was born in 1420, in Jülich, Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, his father, Adolf II von Berg, was 48 and his mother, Elisabeth von Bayern, was 15. He married Sofie, Princess Of Saxony in 1444. He died on 19 August 1475, in Lülsdorf, Siegkreis, Rhineland, Prussia, at the age of 55, and was buried in Altenberge, Steinfurt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Gerhard VII, Herzog von Jülich-Berg
1420–1475
Sophie von Sachsen-Lauenburg
1430–1473
Marriage: 25 November 1444
Wilhelm IV von Jülich-Berg
1455–1511
Anna of Jülich-Berg
–1507
Gerhard III of Jülich-Berg
Adolf of Jülich-Berg
1457–1473
Adolph Berg
1458–1470

Sources (2)

  • Gerhard von Jülich-Berg, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Gerhard VII of Julich -

Name Meaning

Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .

Chinese: variant of Wong .

Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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