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Catherine of Cleves 1417–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1417

Birth Location: Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves

Death Date: 10 Feb 1479

Death Location: Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Father: Adolph Cleves

Mother: Marie Bourgogne

Spouse(s): Arnoud II

Children(s): Jolante Egmond, Jacob Egmond, Johan Egmond, Arnold Egmond, Willem Egmond, Willem Egmond, Aleid Guelders, Frederik Egmond, Catharina Egmond, Margaretha Egmond, Adolf Guelders

The story of Catherine of Cleves / began in 1417 in Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves. Catherine of Cleves married Arnoud Van Egmont Ii, and had children including Adolf Van Egmond Count Of Zutphen Duke Of Guelders, Aleid Van Egmond Van Guelders, Arnold Van Egmond Duc De Von Egmond, Catharina Van Egmond, Frederik Van Egmond, Jacob Van Egmond, Johan Van Egmond, Jolante Van Egmond, Margaretha Egmond, Willem Van Egmond, Willem Van Gelre Van Egmond. Catherine of Cleves / passed away in 1479 in Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine of Cleves // began in 1417 in Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves.
  • Catherine of Cleves // married Arnoud Van Egmont Ii, and had children including Adolf Van Egmond Count Of Zutphen Duke Of Guelders, Aleid Van Egmond Van Guelders, Arnold Van Egmond Duc De Von Egmond, Catharina Van Egmond, Frederik Van Egmond, Jacob Van Egmond, Johan Van Egmond, Jolante Van Egmond, Margaretha Egmond, Willem Van Egmond, Willem Van Gelre Van Egmond.
  • Catherine of Cleves // passed away in 1479 in Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adolph Cleves
1373–1448
Birth Location: Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Marie Bourgogne
1393–1442
Birth Location: Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France
MB

Spouses(s)

Arnoud II
1410–1473
Birth Location: Egmond-Binnen, North Holland, Netherlands
AI

Children(s)

Jolante Egmond
1444–
Birth Location: Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
JE
Jacob Egmond
1441–1467
Birth Location: Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
JE
Johan Egmond
1440–1498
Birth Location: Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
JE
Arnold Egmond
1440–1477
Birth Location: Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
AE
Willem Egmond
1434–1435
Birth Location: Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
WE
Willem Egmond
1439–1477
Birth Location: Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
WE
Aleid Guelders
1430–1463
Birth Location: Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
AG
Frederik Egmond
1446–1477
Birth Location: Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
FE
Catharina Egmond
1440–1497
Birth Location: Grave, North Brabant, Netherlands
CE
Margaretha Egmond
1436–1486
Birth Location: Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
ME
Adolf Guelders
1438–1477
Birth Location: Grave, Brabant, Netherlands
AG

Catherine Cleves's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Cleves
1417–1479
Birth Place: Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves
Parents
Adolph I of Cleves
1373–1448
Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Marie (De Bourgogne of) Bourgogne
1393–1442
Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France
Grandparents
Adolph (III of the) Marck
1334–1394
Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Margaret (of) Jülich
1350–1425
Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jean (de Bourgogne) III
1371–1419
Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Margaret (Margaret Margaret of) Bavaria
1363–1424
La Haye, Hollande-Méridionale, Pays-Bas
Great-Grandparents
Adolph Marck
1295–1347
Margaret Cleves
1310–1348
Gerhard Ravensberg
1325–1360
Margaret Ravensberg
1320–1389
Philippe Hardy
1342–1404
Marguerite Dampierre
1350–1405
Albert Holland
1336–1404
Malgorzata Brieg
1340–1386
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Engelbert Mark
1275–1328
Mechtild Arenberg
1278–1328
Dietrich Cleves
1291–1347
Margarethe Geldern
1290–1333
Wilhelm V
1299–1361
Joanna Hainaut
1315–1374
Otto Ravensberg
1276–1328
Margaret Berg-Windeck
1285–1346
Jean II
1319–1364
Bonne Luxembourg
1315–1349
Louis Flanders
1330–1384
Margaretha Brabant
1323–1380
Ludwig IV
1282–1347
Marguerite Reiches
1311–1356

Catherine Cleves's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (of) Cleves (25 May 1417–10 Feb 1479) m. Arnoud (van Egmont) II (14 Jul 1410–1473)
  1. 1. Jolante (van) Egmond 1444–
  2. 2. Jacob (van) Egmond 1441–1467
  3. 3. Johan (van) Egmond 1440–1498
  4. 4. Arnold (Van Egmond Duc De von) Egmond 1440–1477
  5. 5. Willem (van) Egmond 1434–1435
  6. 6. Willem (Van Gelre Van) Egmond 1439–1477
  7. 7. Aleid (Van Egmond van) Guelders 1430–1463
  8. 8. Frederik (van) Egmond 1446–1477 m. Catharina (Van Egmond Van Ranst Van) Kessel 1446–1515
  9. 9. Catharina (van) Egmond 1440–1497 m. Louis (de Bourbon prince-évèque de Liège) I 1438–1482
  10. 10. Margaretha Egmond 1436–1486 m. Friedrich (I von) Pfalz-Simmern 1417–1480
    1. 1. Wilhelm (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1468–1481
    2. 2. Anna (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1465–1517
    3. 3. Margarete (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1466–1506
    4. 4. Wilhelm (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1458–1458
    5. 5. Ruprecht (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1461–1507
    6. 6. Helene (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1467–1555
    7. 7. Stefan (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1457–1489
    8. 8. Katharina (Von) Pfalz-Simmern 1455–1522
    9. 9. Friedrich (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1460–1518 m. mrs. (Friedrich von) Bardenfleth 1477–
    10. 10. Johann (von Pfalz-Simmern) I 1459–1509 m. Johanna (von) Nassau-SAARBRUECKEN 1464–1521
      1. 1. Friedrich (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1495–
      2. 2. Friedrich (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1490–1490
      3. 3. Johann (II von der) Pfalz-Simmern 1492–1557 m. Beatrix (von) Baden 1492–1535
        1. 1. Brigitta (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1516–1562
        2. 2. Ottilie (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1513–1553
        3. 3. Johanna (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1512–1581
        4. 4. Katharina (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1510–1572
        5. 5. Helene (Countess of Hanau Münzenberg von Simmern) (Wittelsbach) 1533–1579
        6. 6. Wilhelm (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1526–1527
        7. 7. Maria (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1524–1576
        8. 8. Friedrich (III von Wittelsbach Kurfürst von der) Pfalz 1515–1576 m. Amalie (von) Neuenahr-Alpen 1539–1602 m. Marie (Princess von Brandeburg) Kulmbach 1519–1567
        9. 9. Elisabeth (von) Pfalz-Simmern 1520–1564 m. Georg (Von Erbach) II 1506–1569
        10. 10. Georg (von der) Pfalz-Simmern 1518–1532 m. Elisabeth (van Hessen-Marburg) Pfalz-Zweibrücken 1503–1563
        11. 11. Helena (von Pfalz) Simmern 1532–1579 m. Philipp (Von Hanau Munzenberg) three 1526–1561
        12. 12. Richard (von) Pfalz-Simmern-Sponheim 1521–1598 m. Juliane (zu) Wied 1543–1575 m. Anna (Margaretha von) Veldenz 1571–1621 m. Emilie (von) Württemberg 1550–1589
        13. 13. Sabine (Wittelsbach von) Pfalz-Simmern 1528–1578 m. Lamoral (van) Egmont 1522–1568
  11. 11. Adolf (van Egmond Count of Zutphen Duke of) Guelders 1438–1477 m. Catherine (Capet de) Bourbon 1442–1469
    1. 1. Jan (Van Egmond Van) Gelre 1470–1509 m. Margriet (Van) Eversdijk 1472–1547
      1. 1. Margriet (Van) Gelre 1504–
      2. 2. Catharina (Van) Gelre 1506–
      3. 3. Ismeria (Van) Gelre 1508–1588
      4. 4. Joachim (Van) Gelre 1500–1556
      5. 5. Anna (Van) Gelre 1502–1557 m. Michiel (Von) Bamberg 1498–
      6. 6. Johan (Van) Gelre 1498–1550 m. Jolenta (De) Vaudemont 1502–
        1. 1. Jacobus (Driest Van) Gelder 1525–

Catherine Cleves's Timeline

4 Records

1417
25 May 1417
Birth of Catherine of Cleves // in Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1417
25 May 1417
Birth of Catherine of Cleves // in Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves
Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves
1476
10 Feb 1476
Age 59
Death of Catherine of Cleves // in Lobith, Gelderland, Netherlands
Lobith, Gelderland, Netherlands
1479
10 Feb 1479
Age 62
Death of Catherine of Cleves // in Lobith
Lobith

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1417
    Event Place: Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1417
    Event Place: Schwanenburg Castle in Cleves

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1476
    Event Place: Lobith, Gelderland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1479
    Event Place: Lobith

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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