Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves
| Mary of Burgundy | |
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| Duchess of Cleves, Countess of Mark | |
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| Born | 1394 Dijon, France |
| Died | 1463 (aged 68–69) Monterberg Castle, Kalkar, Cleves |
| Spouse | Adolph I, Duke of Cleves |
| Issue | Margaret, Duchess of Bavaria, Countess of Württemberg Catherine, Duchess of Guelders John I, Duke of Cleves Elisabeth of Cleves Agnes, Queen of Navarre Helen, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein Marie, Duchess of Orléans |
| House | Valois-Burgundy |
| Father | John the Fearless |
| Mother | Margaret of Bavaria |
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1394 – 1463) was the wife of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves. She co-founded a monastery, with her son John, in Kalkar in 1453.
Life
Born 1394 in Dijon,[1] Mary was the daughter of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria,[2] and the elder sister of Philip the Good. She married Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406.[3] He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417. They lived at Wijnendale Castle in West Flanders.
Mary's husband, Adolph of Cleves died in 1448, and their son John I of Cleves succeeded him. Mary retired to Monterberg Castle, near Kalkar. She founded a monastery in Kalkar with her son, John, which was built to house a dozen monks. Construction began in 1453 and was complete by 1457. She died in Cleves in present-day Monterberg, Kalkar in 1463.[4][1]
Issue
| Duke of Burgundy House of Valois, Burgundian branch |
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| John the Good |
| Philip the Bold |
| John the Fearless |
| Philip the Good |
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| Charles the Bold |
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| Mary of Burgundy |
Mary and Adolph had:
- 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[5]
- Catherine of Cleves (25 May 1417 – 10 February 1479); married on 23 July 1423 Arnold, Duke of Guelders[4]
- John I, Duke of Cleves (16 February 1419 – 5 September 1481); married 1456 Elizabeth of Nevers[5]
- Elisabeth of Cleves (1 October 1420 – March 1488); married on 15 July 1434 Henry XXVI of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg[5]
- Agnes of Cleves (1422 – 6 April 1446); married on 30 September 1439 Charles IV, King of Navarre[5]
- Helen of Cleves (1423–1471); married on 12 February 1436 Henry "the Peaceful", Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg[5]
- Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein (1425–1492); married on 13 May 1453 Beatrice of Portugal (1435–1462),[4] daughter of Peter, Duke of Coimbra
- Marie of Cleves (1426–1487); married on 27 November 1440 Charles, Duke of Orléans[4]
References
Sources
- Blockmans, Wim; Prevenier, Walter (2010). Peters, Edward (ed.). The Promised Lands: The Low Countries Under Burgundian Rule, 1369-1530. Translated by Fackelmans, Lizabeth. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812200706.
- Hand, Joni M. (2017). Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550. Routledge. ISBN 9781351536530.
- Vaughan, Richard (2002). Philip the Good. The Boydell Press. ISBN 978-0-85115-917-1.
- Vaughan, Richard (2009). John the Fearless. The Boydell Press. ISBN 978 0 85115916 4.
Further reading
- Early Netherlandish painting: its origins and character, Volume 2, Erwin Panofsky, 1971