Adolph of Cleves

Born: 1425 · Schwanenburg Castle
Died: 1492
Parents: Marie of Burgundy and Adolph I of Cleves

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1425

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Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
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1440

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The printing press
Adolph is 15

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Johann Gutenberg developed a way of casting letters as loose, reusable type. Books and printed matter could now be made in large numbers.

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1492

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1492

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Columbus reaches America
Adolph is 67

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Christopher Columbus reached land on an island he called San Salvador – the beginning of the European exploration of the Americas.

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Picture: John Vanderlyn · Public domain

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