Coat of Arms of Agnes of Cleves as Navarrese Consort

Agnes of Cleves (1422–1448) was a daughter of

Adolph I, Duke of Cleves Adolph I of Cleves (german: Adolf I) (2 August 1373 – 23 September 1448) was the second Count of Cleves and the fourth Count of Mark. Life He was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Jülich (and thus the brother of Marga ...

and his second wife Mary of Valois, daughter of

John the Fearless John I (french: Jean sans Peur; nl, Jan zonder Vrees; 28 May 137110 September 1419) was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State from 1404 until his death in 1419. He played a key role in French national affairs during ...

duke of Burgundy.Lacarra, José María (1973). Historia política del Reino de Navarra. Desde sus orígenes hasta su incorporación a Castilla. Vol. 3. Pamplona: Aranzadi. ISBN 84-500-5700-0. In 1439, Agnes married

Charles, Prince of Viana Charles, Prince of Viana ( eu, Karlos IV.a) (29 May 1421 – 23 September 1461), sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre. Background His mother was the daughter and heiress of C ...

. He had been bequeathed the kingdom of

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. His right to be

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had been recognised by the Cortes; but when his mother Blanche died in 1441, her husband King

John II of Aragon John II (Spanish: ''Juan II'', Catalan: ''Joan II'', Aragonese: ''Chuan II'' and eu, Joanes II; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (''el Gran'') or the Faithless (''el Sense Fe''), was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death i ...

had seized the kingdom to the exclusion of his son. Charles and Agnes had no children. Agnes died on 6 April 1448, aged only 25 or 26. After Agnes' death, her husband decided to remarry with his choice being

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. However, Charles died in 1461 before the marriage could take place.

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