Margaret Of Cleves (1416-1444)

Margaret of Cleves (1416–1444) was a German noblewoman. She was the eldest 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 Marie of Burgundy. She married *

William III, Duke of Bavaria William III (1375 – 12 September 1435; (German: ''Wilhelm III., Herzog von Bayern''), was Duke of Bavaria-Munich (1397–1435), together and in concord with his older brother Ernest, Duke of Bavaria. William III was a son of John II and ...

(1375–1435), having two children with him: ** Adolph (1434–1441); **

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1435); *

Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg Ulrich V of Württemberg called ''"der Vielgeliebte"'' (the much loved) (1413Detlev Schwennicke: ''Europaische Stammtafeln'', New Series, Vol. I/2, Tafel 256. – 1 September 1480, in Leonberg), Count of Württemberg. He was the younger son of Cou ...

(1413–1480), having one child with him ** Catharina (1441–1497) - became a Premonstratensian then a Dominican nun in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg ...

, then finally ending up in the monastery under the protection of bishop Rudolf van Würzburg {{DEFAULTSORT:Margaret Of Cleves (1416-1444) 1416 births 1444 deaths People from the Duchy of Cleves Duchesses of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach