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Catherine of Cleves 1417–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 25, 1417

Birth Location: Schwanenburg Castle, Cleves

Death Date: February 10, 1479

Death Location: Lobith, Rijnwaarden, Gelderland, Netherlands

Father: Duke Cleves

Mother: Duchess Burgundy

Spouse(s): Duke Guelders

Children(s): Queen Guelders

Catherine of Cleves was born in 1417 in Schwanenburg Castle, Cleves, the child of Duke Adolph I Of Cleves And Duchess Marie Of Burgundy. Catherine of Cleves married Duke Arnold Of Guelders, and had children including Queen Mary Of Guelders. Catherine of Cleves passed away in 1479 in Lobith, Rijnwaarden, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • Catherine of Cleves was born in 1417 in Schwanenburg Castle, Cleves, the child of Duke Adolph I Of Cleves And Duchess Marie Of Burgundy.
  • Catherine of Cleves married Duke Arnold Of Guelders, and had children including Queen Mary Of Guelders.
  • Catherine of Cleves passed away in 1479 in Lobith, Rijnwaarden, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Duke Cleves
1373–1448
Birth Location: Kleve, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Duchess Burgundy
1393–1463
Birth Location: Dijon, France
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Spouses(s)

Duke Guelders
1410–1473
Birth Location: Egmond-Binnen
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Children(s)

Queen Guelders
1434–1463
Birth Location: Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Catherine Cleves's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Cleves
1417–1479
Birth Place: Schwanenburg Castle, Cleves
Parents
Duke Adolph I of Cleves
1373–1448
Kleve, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Duchess (Marie of) Burgundy
1393–1463
Dijon, France
Grandparents
Adolph (III) Marck
1334–1394
Kleve, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Margaret (of) Jülich
1350–1425
Amberg, Amberg, Bayern, Germany
Jean ('John' 'The Fearless', Duke of) Burgundy
1371–1419
Dijon, Cantal, Auvergne, France
Margaret (Margarethe von Wittelsbach von Bayern-Straubing Princess of) Bavaria
1363–1423
Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Adolf VonMark
–1347
Margareta VonKleve
1310–1341
Gerhard Jülich
1325–1360
Margarethe, Berg
1320–1389
Philip Burgundy
1342–1404
Margaret Flanders
1350–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William JULICH
1299–1361
Joanna Hainault
1315–1374
Otto Ravensberg
1287–1328
Margareta Berg
1270–1329

Catherine Cleves's Descendants

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Catherine (of) Cleves (May 25, 1417–February 10, 1479) m. Duke (Arnold of) Guelders (July 10, 1410–February 23, 1473)
  1. 1. Queen (Mary of) Guelders 1434–1463 m. King (James II) Stewart 1430–1460
    1. 1. James (III) Stewart 1451–1488 m. Margaret (of) Denmark 1456–1486
      1. 1. James (IV) Stewart 1473–1513 m. Lady (Agnes) Stewart 1472–1557 m. Agnes (Stuart, Countess of) Bothwell 1472–1557 m. Margaret (Tudor Queen of) Scotland 1489–1541
        1. 1. Jeanette Stuart 1502–1562 m. Malcolm Fleming 1494–1547 m. King (Henry II Valois Knight of the Garter, King of) France 1519–1559 m. Malcolm Fleming 1500–1547
        2. 2. James (V Stuart Koning van Schotland) 1512 1512–1542 m. Margaret ((mistress of James V)) Erskine 1515–1560 m. Madeleine (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk 1520–1537 m. Elizabeth (Stewart Mistress) Lady 1515–1564 m. Mary (of) Guise 1515–1560

Catherine Cleves's Timeline

2 Records

1417
May 25, 1417
Birth of Catherine of Cleves in Schwanenburg Castle, Cleves
Schwanenburg Castle, Cleves
1479
February 10, 1479
Age 62
Death of Catherine of Cleves in Lobith, Rijnwaarden, Gelderland, Netherlands
Lobith, Rijnwaarden, Gelderland, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 25, 1417
    Event Place: Schwanenburg Castle, Cleves

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 10, 1479
    Event Place: Lobith, Rijnwaarden, Gelderland, Netherlands
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