Matilda of Hesse
| Mathilde of Hesse | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | John II, Duke of Cleves |
| Noble family | House of Hesse |
| Father | Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse |
| Mother | Anna of Katzenelnbogen |
| Born |
4 July 1473 Blankenstein |
| Died |
19 February 1505 (aged 31) Cologne |
Mathilde of Hesse (4 July 1473 in Blankenstein – 19 February 1505 in Cologne) was the daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse (1441-1483) and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen (1443-1494).
Marriage and issue
She married on 3 November 1489 in Soest to John II, Duke of Cleves, nicknamed "the Babymaker" (1458-1521). He was son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. John and Mathilde had three children:
- John (1490–1539), succeeded as Duke of Cleves and Count of the Marck
- Anna (1495–1567), married in 1518 with count Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg
- Adolf (1498–1525), appointed by his father's cousin Philip of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein and Wijnendale, as his successor, but died before Philip did in 1528