List of consorts of Cleves explained

See also: Duchy of Cleves.

Countess of Cleves

House of Cleves, 1020/25–1368

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeathSpouse
The name of Dietrich I/III's wife is not known.
Ida of Brabant
[1]
Godfrey I of Leuven, Landgrave of Brabant
(Leuven)
-112820 February, after 1146
husband's death
27 July, before 1162Arnold I
Berta----
husband's accession as junior-count
after 1134
husband's death
8 April, year unknownArnold (II)
Adelheid of SulzbachGebhard III, Count of Sulzbach
(Babenberg)
--20 February, after 1146
husband's accession
27 April 1172
husband's death
10 September 1189Dietrich II/IV
Margaret of HollandFloris III, Count of Holland
(Holland)
-118227 March 1200/1203
husband's death
after 1203Dietrich III/V
Matilda of Dinslaken---27 March 1200/1203
husband's accession
1224Dietrich IV/VI
Hedwige of MeissenDietrich I, Margrave of Meissen
(Wettin)
-1226before 2 February 1250
Aleidis von HeinsbergHenry of Sponheim, Lord of Heinsberg
(Sponheim)
-22 September 1255, contracted24 May 1260
husband's accession
18 March 1275
husband's death
after 1303Dietrich V/VII
Margaret of GueldersOtto II, Count of Guelders
(Wassenberg)
-1260–127918 March 1275
husband's accession
1226Dietrich VI/VIII
Margaret of HabsburgEberhard of Habsburg, Count of Kiburg
(Habsburg)
-14 July 12904 October 1305
husband's death
10 April 1333
Adelheid of the MarckEngelbert I, Count of the Mark
(De la Marck)
--4 October 1305
husband's accession
-Otto
Mechtild of Virneburg--1311
husband's death
after 1360
Margaret of GueldersReginald I, Count of Guelders
(Wassenberg)
1290 7 May 13081311
husband's accession
1331/33Dietrich VII/IX
Marie of JülichGerhard V, Count of Jülich
(Jülich)
-13407 July 1346
husband's death
1353
Mechtild of GueldersReginald II, Count of Guelders
(Wassenberg)
1325before 22 February 13487 July 1346
husband's accession
19 November 1368
husband's death
21 September 1384John

House of La Marck, 1368–1417

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeathSpouse
Margaret of Jülich
[2]
Gerhard VI, Count of Jülich
(Jülich)
1350 1369 7 September 1394
husband's death
10 October 1425Adolph I
Agnes of the Palatinate
Rupert of Germany
(Wittelsbach)
1379before 1 March 140012 February 1401Adolph II
Marie of Burgundy
John the Fearless
(Valois-Burgundy)
1393 22 July 14061417
Became Duchess
30 October 1463

Duchess of Cleves

House of La Marck, 1417–1609

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeathSpouse
Marie of Burgundy
John the Fearless
(Valois-Burgundy)
1393 22 July 14061417
Raised to Duchess
23 September 1448
husband's death
30 October 1463Adolph I
Elisabeth of Nevers
John II, Count of Nevers
(Valois-Burgundy-Nevers)
143922 April 1455 5 September 1481
husband's death
21 June 1483John I
Mathilde of Hesse
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
(Hesse)
1 July 1473 3 November 1489 19 February 1505John II
Maria of Jülich-Berg
[3] [4] [5]
William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg
(Jülich)
3 August 1491 1 October 151015 March 1521
husband's accession
6 February 1538/9
husband's death
29 August 1543John III
Jeanne III of Navarre
[6] [7]
Henry II of Navarre
(Albret)
7 January 1528 13 July 1541 1546
Marriage annulled
9 June 1572William
Maria of Austria
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
15 May 1531 18 July 1546 11 December 1581
Jakobea of Baden-Baden
Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(Baden)
16 January 155816 June 1585 5 January 1592
husband's accession
3 September 1597John William
Antonia of Lorraine
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
(Lorraine)
26. August 1568 20 June 159925 March 1609
husband's death
23 August 1610
Passed to Brandenburg, See Also List of consorts of Brandenburg

Grand Duchess of Berg and Cleves

House of Bonaparte, 1806–1813

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Notes and References

  1. Also Lady consort of the Vogtei of Stift Xanten and Zyfflich.
  2. Also Countess consort of Marck.
  3. Also Duchess consort of Jülich.
  4. Also Duchess consort of Berg.
  5. Also Countess consort of Ravensberg.
  6. Also Duchess consort of Guelders.
  7. Also Countess consort of Zutphen.