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Gerhard VII Duke of Jülich-Berg (c. 1416 – 19 August 1475) was the son of William VIII of Jülich Count of Ravensberg and Adelheid of Tecklenburg. Gerhard was the second duke of the combined Duchy of Jülich-Berg but the 7th Gerhard in the House of Jülich.Upon his father’s death in 1428 Gerhard became Count of Ravensberg. In 1437 his uncle Adolf died without heirs and Gerhard inherited his title as Duke of Jülich-Berg.