Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves

Marie of Burgundy
Born	1393 Dijon, France
Died	30 October 1466 Monterberg, Kalkar, Germany
Title	Duchess of Cleves; Countess of Mark
Spouse(s)	Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
Children	Margaret Catherine John Elisabeth Agnes Helen Adolph Marie
Parent(s)	John the Fearless Margaret of Bavaria

Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393 – 30 October 1466) was the second child of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria,^[1] and an elder sister of Philip the Good.^[2] Born in Dijon, she became the second wife of Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406.^[3] 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.

Issue

• Margaret (23 February 1416 – 20 May 1444), married first William III, Duke of Bavaria on 11 May 1433, second Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg on 29 January 1441
• Catherine of Cleves (25 May 1417 – 10 February 1479), married on 23 July 1423 Arnold, Duke of Guelders, mother of Mary of Guelders, Queen consort of Scotland
• John (1419–1481), married on 22 April 1455 Elizabeth of Nevers
• Elisabeth (1420–1488), married on 15 July 1434 Henry XXVI of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (1418–1488)
• Agnes (1422–1446), married on 30 September 1439 Charles IV, King of Navarre
• Helen (1423–1471), married on 12 February 1436 Henry "the Peaceful", Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (c. 1411–1473)
• Adolph (1425–1492), married on 13 May 1453 Beatrice of Portugal (1435–1462), daughter of Peter, Duke of Coimbra
• Marie (1426–1487), married on 27 November 1440 Charles, Duke of Orléans, mother of Louis XII, King of France

Ancestors

Marie's ancestors in three generations

Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves	Father: John the Fearless	Paternal Grandfather: Philip the Bold	Paternal Great-grandfather: John II of France
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Bonne of Bohemia
		Paternal Grandmother: Margaret III, Countess of Flanders	Paternal Great-grandfather: Louis II of Flanders
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Margaret of Brabant
	Mother: Margaret of Bavaria	Maternal Grandfather: Albert I, Duke of Bavaria	Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Margaret, Countess of Hainaut
		Maternal Grandmother: Margaret of Brieg	Maternal Great-grandfather: Ludwik I the Fair
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Agnes of Glogau

See also

• Early Netherlandish painting: its origins and character, Volume 2, Erwin Panofsky, 1971

References

1. Janet Backhouse (1997). The illuminated page: ten centuries of manuscript painting in the British Library. p. 166.
2. Aline S. Taylor (2002). Isabel of Burgundy. p. 64.
3. "Genealogics".