Margaret of Cleves (1416-1444)
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Margaret of Cleves was a German noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
and his second wife Marie of Burgundy
. She married
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
Adolph I of Cleves was 2nd. Count of Cleves and 4th. Count of Mark.- Life :He was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Julich ....
and his second wife Marie of Burgundy
Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves
Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves 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 1415. He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417...
. She married
- William III, Duke of BavariaWilliam III, Duke of BavariaWilliam III , was Duke of Bavaria-Munich , together and in concord with his older brother Ernest, Duke of Bavaria....
(1375–1435), having two children with him:- AdolphAdolf, Duke of BavariaAdolf was a German nobleman. He was a Duke of Bavaria-Munich in the House of Wittelsbach.He was the eldest son of William III, Duke of Bavaria and Margaret of Cleves. His younger brother William of Bavaria-Munich died in infancy...
(1434–1441); - WilliamWilliam of Bavaria-MunichWilliam of Bavaria-Munich was a German nobleman. He was the son of Margaret of Cleves and her first husband William III, Duke of Bavaria. He was born after his father’s death and died in infancy, being buried in the church of the Carmelites in Straubing...
(1435);
- Adolph
- Ulrich V, Count of WürttembergUlrich V, Count of WurttembergUlrich V of Württemberg called "der Vielgeliebte" , Count of Württemberg. He was the younger son of Count Eberhard IV and Henriette of Mömpelgard.-Life:...
(1413–1480), having one child with him- Catharina (1441–1497) - became a PremonstratensianPremonstratensianThe Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...
then a DominicanDominican OrderThe Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
nun in WürzburgWürzburgWürzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
, then finally ending up in the monastery under the protection of bishop Rudolf van Würzburg
- Catharina (1441–1497) - became a Premonstratensian