- Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (Adolph IV, Count of Cleves and of Mark) (
2 August 1373 –23 September 1448 ) was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Julich. Shortly before the year 1400 he married Agnes daughter ofRupert of Germany andElisabeth of Nuremberg . Agnes died a year later with no issue. In 1406 Adolf remarried Mary of Burgundy, daughter ofJohn II of Burgundy andMargaret of Bavaria , they had the following issue:* Catherine (
25 May ,1417 –10 February ,1479 ) married Arnold, Duke ofGuelders , on23 July ,1423
* John (1419 – 1481), successed as Duke of Cleves
* Elisabeth (1420 – 1488) married on15 July 1434 Henry XXVI, ofSchwarzburg -Blankenburg 1418 – 1488
* Agnes (1422 – 1446) married Charles IV, King ofNavarre , on30 September ,1439 inOlite
* Helen (1423 – 1471) married on12 February 1436 Henry "the Peaceful", Duke ofBrunswick-Lüneburg (c.1411 – 1473)
* Adolph (1425 – 1492) married on13 May 1453 , to Beatrice of Portugal (1435 – 1462), daughter of Peter, Duke of Coimbra
* Mary (1426 – 1487) marriedCharles, Duke of Orleans ; became parents of Louis XII, King ofFrance References
* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/continent/aa/altena2.htm stirnet.com] Accessed September 9, 2007
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