Name Marie Burgundy, | ||
Born 1393 Dijon, France Title Duchess of Cleves; Countess of Mark Role John the Fearless' daughter Died October 30, 1466, Kalkar, Germany Spouse Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (m. 1406) Children Maria of Cleves, John I, Duke of Cleves Parents Margaret of Bavaria, John the Fearless Grandchildren Louis XII of France, Mary of Guelders Similar People John the Fearless, Charles - Duke of Orleans, Philip the Good, Louis XII of France, Philip the Bold |
Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393 – 30 October 1466) was the second child of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, and an elder sister of Philip the Good. Born in Dijon, she became the second wife of Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406. He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417. They were the grandparents of King Louis XII of France and the great-grandparents of John III, Duke of Cleves, father of Anne of Cleves, who was fourth Queen consort of Henry VIII of England. By their daughter, Catherine, they were ancestors of Mary, Queen of Scots.
The Duke and Duchess of Cleves lived at Wijnendale Castle in West Flanders. She died in Cleves in present-day Monterberg, Kalkar.
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