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Jülich Succession, War of the

Years: 1609 - 1614

The War of the Jülich Succession (also known as the Jülich-Cleves War) is a conflict that begins in 1609 and ends in 1614 with the signing of the Treaty of Xanten.

"In fact, if we revert to history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex."

― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication... (1792)