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the_o dukedom_n of_o gueldres_n but_o be_v too_o weak_a for_o so_o great_a a_o adversary_n make_v his_o submission_n to_o he_o at_o venlo_n and_o so_o save_v his_o estate_n 1584._o 35_o john_n william_n son_n of_o the_o former_a william_n during_o the_o life_n of_o charles_n frederick_n his_o elder_a brother_n be_v bishop_n of_o munster_n on_o who_o death_n anno_fw-la 1575._o he_o resign_v that_o dignity_n and_o in_o the_o end_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o his_o whole_a estate_n which_o he_o manage_v with_o great_a piety_n and_o prudence_n till_o the_o year_n 1610._o and_o then_o die_v issueless_a the_o last_o of_o that_o ancient_a and_o noble_a family_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o cleve_n after_o who_o death_n much_o quarrel_n and_o contention_n grow_v about_o the_o succession_n betwixt_o the_o several_a competitor_n and_o pretender_n to_o it_o of_o which_o the_o principal_a be_v 1._o leopold_n archduke_n of_o austria_n pretend_v a_o investiture_n from_o the_o emperor_n rodolphus_n to_o 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bohemia_n anno_fw-la 1608._o who_o successor_n take_v thus_o out_o of_o bertholdus_n and_o dubravius_n the_o king_n and_o duke_n of_o bohemia_n a._n ch._n 1086_o 1_o vratislaus_n the_o brother_n of_o spitignaeus_n duke_n of_o bohemia_n be_v by_o henry_n the_o 4._o at_o metz_n create_v king_n 2_o conrade_n brother_n to_o vratislaus_n notwithstanding_o that_o his_o brother_n have_v 3_o son_n be_v elect_v duke_n of_o bohemia_n 3_o brecislaus_n son_n to_o vratislaus_n the_o two_o son_n of_o conrade_n be_v reject_v be_v by_o the_o bohemian_n choose_a duke_n 1100_o 4_o borivorius_n the_o 4._o son_n of_o brecislaus_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o bohemian_n his_o elder_a brother_n than_o all_o live_n 1109_o 5_o sutopulcus_fw-la cousin_n german_a to_o borivorius_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n depose_v borivorius_n and_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v elect_v in_o his_o place_n 6_o vladislaus_n ii_o brother_n to_o borivorius_n prefer_v by_o the_o people_n to_o the_o throne_n 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