List of consorts of Cleves

See also: List of monarchs of Cleves.

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Countess of Cleves

House of Cleves, 1020/25–1368

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Countess Ceased to be Countess Death Spouse
The name of Dietrich I/III's wife is not known.
Ida of Brabant
[1]		 Godfrey I of Leuven, Landgrave of Brabant
(Leuven)		 - 1128 20 February, after 1146
husband's death		 27 July, before 1162 Arnold I
Berta - - - -
husband's accession as junior-count		 after 1134
husband's death		 8 April, year unknown Arnold (II)
Adelheid of Sulzbach Gebhard III, Count of Sulzbach
(Babenberg)		 - - 20 February, after 1146
husband's accession		 27 April 1172
husband's death		 10 September 1189 Dietrich II/IV
Margaret of Holland Floris III, Count of Holland
(Holland)		 - 1182 27 March 1200/1203
husband's death		 after 1203 Dietrich III/V
Matilda of Dinslaken - - - 27 March 1200/1203
husband's accession		 1224 Dietrich IV/VI
Hedwige of Meissen Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen
(Wettin)		 - 1226 before 2 February 1250
Aleidis von Heinsberg Henry of Sponheim, Lord of Heinsberg
(Sponheim)		 - 22 September 1255, contracted 24 May 1260
husband's accession		 18 March 1275
husband's death		 after 1303 Dietrich V/VII
Margaret of Guelders Otto II, Count of Guelders
(Wassenberg)		 - 1260-1279 18 March 1275
husband's accession		 1226 Dietrich VI/VIII
Margaret of Habsburg Eberhard of Habsburg, Count of Kiburg
(Habsburg)		 - 14 July 1290 4 October 1305
husband's death		 10 April 1333
Adelheid of the Marck Engelbert I, Count of the Marck
(De la Marck)		 - - 4 October 1305
husband's accession		 - Otto
Mechtild of Virneburg Ruprecht II of Virneburg
Virneburg		 - - 1311
husband's death		 after 1360
Margaret of Guelders Reginald I, Count of Guelders
(Wassenberg)		 1290 7 May 1308 1311
husband's accession		 1331/33 Dietrich VII/IX
Marie of Jülich Gerhard V, Count of Jülich
(Jülich)		 - 1340 7 July 1346
husband's death		 1353
Mechtild of Guelders Reginald II, Count of Guelders
(Wassenberg)		 1325 before 22 February 1348 7 July 1346
husband's accession		 19 November 1368
husband's death		 21 September 1384 John

House of La Marck, 1368–1417

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Countess Ceased to be Countess Death Spouse
Margaret of Jülich
[2]		 Gerhard VI, Count of Jülich
(Jülich)		 1350 1369 7 September 1394
husband's death		 10 October 1425 Adolph I
Agnes of the Palatinate
[2]		 Rupert of Germany
(Wittelsbach)		 1379 before 1 March 1400 12 February 1401 Adolph II
Marie of Burgundy
[2]		 John the Fearless
(Valois-Burgundy)		 1393 22 July 1406 1417
Became Duchess		 30 October 1463

Duchess of Cleves

House of La Marck, 1417–1609

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Marie of Burgundy
[2]		 John the Fearless
(Valois-Burgundy)		 1393 22 July 1406 1417
Raised to Duchess		 23 September 1448
husband's death		 30 October 1463 Adolph I
Elisabeth of Nevers
[2]		 John II, Count of Nevers
(Valois-Burgundy-Nevers)		 1439 22 April 1455 5 September 1481
husband's death		 21 June 1483 John I
Mathilde of Hesse
[2]		 Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
(Hesse)		 1 July 1473 3 November 1489 19 February 1505 John II
Maria of Jülich-Berg
[2][3][4][5]		 William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg
(Jülich)		 3 August 1491 1 October 1510 15 March 1521
husband's accession		 6 February 1538/9
husband's death		 29 August 1543 John III
Jeanne III of Navarre
[2][3][4][5][6][7]		 Henry II of Navarre
(Albret)		 7 January 1528 13 July 1541 1546
Marriage annulled		 9 June 1572 William
Maria of Austria
[2][3][4][5]		 Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)		 15 May 1531 18 July 1546 11 December 1581
Jakobea of Baden-Baden
[2][3][4][5]		 Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(Baden)		 16 January 1558 16 June 1585 5 January 1592
husband's accession		 3 September 1597 John William
100px Antonia of Lorraine
[2][3][4][5]		 Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
(Lorraine)		 26. August 1568 20 June 1599 25 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

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Maria Annunziata Carolina Bonaparte Carlo Maria Buonaparte
(Bonaparte)		 25 March 1782 20 January 1800 15 March 1806
husband's accession		 1 August 1808
became Queen of Naples		 18 May 1839 Joachim Murat

Notes

  1. ^ Also Lady consort of the Vogtei of Stift Xanten and Zyfflich.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Also Countess consort of Marck.
  3. ^ a b c d e Also Duchess consort of Jülich.
  4. ^ a b c d e Also Duchess consort of Berg.
  5. ^ a b c d e Also Countess consort of Ravensberg.
  6. ^ Also Duchess consort of Guelders.
  7. ^ Also Countess consort of Zutphen.

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