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389: 143: 25: 318:, died in 1609 without a male heir of his own, both she and William's daughters could play a vital role in the question of who would inherit the important northwest German territory. Magdalene's husband John claimed the inheritance for 369: 245: 373: 46: 330:, a daughter of Magdalena's sister Marie Eleonore (John Sigismund claimed his marriage contract from 1573 gave him the best claim). The third claimant was Count Palatine 341:
Since all claimants were members of comprehensive European coalitions and so the Habsburgs and France were indirectly involved, an international conflict threatened: the
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Magdalene's daughter Elisabeth (1581–1637) married Georg Gustav, Count Palatine of Pfalz-Veldenz. She also had two younger sons:
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had in 1546 granted the Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg the right of female succession. So, when her brother, Duke
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died, the conflict could be settled provisionally by the
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Meisenheim
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John Casimir of Kleeburg
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
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