Margaret of Cleves (c. 1375–14 May 1411) was a German noblewoman. A daughter of

Adolph III, Count of Mark Adolph III of the Marck (German: ''Adolf III von der Mark''; – 1394) was the Prince-Bishop of Münster (as Adolph) from 1357 to 1363, the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (as Adolph II) in 1363, the Count of Cleves (as Adolph I) from 1368 to 139 ...

and

Margaret of Jülich Margaret of Jülich ( – 10 October 1425) was a daughter of Duke Gerhard VI of Jülich and his wife, Margaret of Ravensberg (1315-1389). In 1369, she married Adolf III of the Marck. She had fourteen children with him, at least five of whom ...

(making her sister to Adolph I), in 1394 she became the second wife of

Albert I, Duke of Bavaria Albert I, Duke of Lower Bavaria (german: Albrecht; 25 July 1336 – 13 December 1404), was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries. Additionally, he held a portion of the Bavarian province of Strau ...

, though the marriage remained childless. The couple held court in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

Ancestors

{{DEFAULTSORT:Margaret Of Cleves 1375 births 1411 deaths Countesses of Holland Countesses of Hainaut People from the Duchy of Cleves 14th-century German women House of La Marck