John I, Duke of Cleves

John I, Duke of Cleves

John I, Duke of Cleves (16 February, 1419 – 5 September, 1481) son of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Mary of Burgundy. He ruled Cleves from 1448 from 1481. On 22 April, 1455 he married Elizabeth of Nevers, daughter of John II, Count of Nevers.

Children

* John II, Duke of Cleves (13 April, 1458 – 15 March, 1521) married 3 November, 1489 Matilda of Hesse
* Adolf (1461 – 1525)
* Engelbert, Count of Nevers (26 September, 1462 – 21 November, 1506) married 23 February, 1489 Charlotte de Bourbon-Vendôme
* Dietrich 1464
* Marie of Cleves, (1465 – 1513)
* Philip of Cleves, Bishop of Nevers, Amiens and Autun, (1467 – 1505)

References

* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/continent/aa/altena2.htm#link2 stirnet.com] Accessed July 29, 2007
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/cleves/cleves5.html genealogy.euweb.cz] Accessed July 29, 2007


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