Princess Princess Catherine von Kleve^{[1, 2]}

1417 - 1479  (61 years)

• Name	Princess Catherine von Kleve
  Prefix	Princess
  Birth	25 May 1417	Kleve, Rheinland, Prussia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Feb 1479	Slot, North Brabant, Netherlands   [3]
  	Age: 61y 8m 16d
  Burial	Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Maria Himmelfahrt, Wesel, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [4]
  Person ID	ind21182	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Duke Duke Adolf of Kleve, I,   b. 1379, Kleve, Rheinland, Prussia d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria de Bourgogne,   b. 1393, Dijon, France d. 30 Oct 1463, Monreberg, Altkalkar, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1406  [1]
  Family ID	fam07399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Duke Duke Arnold von Egmond Herzog von Geldern,   b. 1409, Slot O D Hoef, Egmond-Binnen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands d. 23 Feb 1473, Slot Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1430	Kleve, Rheinland, Prussia   [1]
  Children	1. Princess Princess Mary of Guelders,   b. 17 Jan 1431, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 15 Nov 1463, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 32 years)   2. Prince Prince Wijhelm D'Egmont,   b. 1434, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. Yes, date unknown   3. Princess Princess Margaretha von Egmond,   b. 11 Aug 1436, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 02 Nov 1486, Simmern, Rheinland, Prussia (Age 50 years)   4. Adolphe D'Egmont,   b. 1438, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 1477 (Age 39 years)   5. Princess Princess Catherine D'Egmont,   b. 1439, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 1496 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	fam07218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

• Photos		168996679_c59cad15-205f-48a9-9083-920ff010ff79
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• Notes

  Catherine of Cleves (25 May 1417-10 February 1479) was Duchess of Guelders by marriage to Arnold, Duke of Guelders. She acted as regent of Guelders during the absence of her spouse in 1450. The Hours of Catherine of Cleves was commissioned for her. Life Catherine was the daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy. She was a niece of Philip the Good. Duchess and Regent Catherine lived with her parents until 1431, despite already having been married the year before. She had close ties with Philip of Burgundy, who was mistrusted by her husband. Catherine had her daughter Mary raised at the Burgundian court. When her husband punished Driel, he lost support in his duchy. Catherine acted as intermediate between her husband and the Estates of the realm. In 1450, Duke Arnold went on a pilgrimage to Rome and Palestine. During his absence, Catherine acted as regent. She supported her son Adolf when he took over power from his father. Charles, Duke of Burgundy had Adolf taken capture in 1470, when he proved an unreliable ally to Burgundy. Catherine spent her last years in Lobith, where she died in 1476. Book of Hours The Hours of Catherine of Cleves was commissioned for her when she married Arnold, Duke of Guelders, on 26 January 1430. It shows her lineage, as well as herself in prayer. The hours had been lost for four hundred years before resurfacing in 1856. It is one of the most richly decorated books of its kind that is preserved. Issue 1.) Mary (c. 1431-1463), who became Queen of Scotland by marriage to James II 2.) William (born c. 1434), died young 3.) Margaret (c. 1436-1486, Simmern), married on 16 August 1454 to Frederick I, Count of Palatine-Simmern. 4.) Adolf (1438-1477) 5.) Catherine (1439-1496), Regent of Guelders in 1477-1481

  
  

• Sources

  [source05188] Errol Bevan, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I32528&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Ancestries of Errol S. BEVAN and Hollie C. ATKINSON BEVAN to ADAM and EVE including REINHARDT and BLOCKER Cousins and more, (Publication Date: 13 AUG 2008 Media: Website / URL). [source4071148351] LB19-5C1 FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 19 JUN 2023 Media: Website / URL). Name: Catherine von Cleves Gender: f (Female) Birth Date: 25 mei 1417 (25 May 1417) Birth Place: Kleve, Rhine, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Death Date: 10 feb 1479 Death Place: Slot, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Death Age: 61 Father: Duke Adolph of Cleves (2nd Count, 4th Count of Mark)/ I Mother: Duchess Marie of Burgundy (De Bourgogne) Spouse: Arnold Egmond, Duke of Guelders Children: Queen Marie Von Guelders of Scotland URL: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/holloway-family-tree/P1511.php https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/33015019 [source4071148351] LB19-5C1 FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 19 JUN 2023 Media: Website / URL). [source4071148353] Catherine von Kleve van Egmond, "Find A Grave Index", (Media: Website / URL). Name Katharina von Kleve van Egmond Death Date 10 Feb 1476 Birth Date 25 May 1417 Event Type Burial Event Place Wesel, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Cemetery Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt Photograph Included N Note Contains Biography --- Nobility. Duchess of Guelders and Countess of Zutphen. She was the second of the ten children of Adolf von Kleve and Margaret of Burgundy. In 1430 she married Arnold of Egmond, Count of Guelders. In the following ten years she bore six children. The marriage was very unhappy and after 1440 she choose to live mostly in Nijwegen or Lobith. During her husbands pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem (1449/50) she administered the duchy. She supported her sons revolt against the father in 1472. Afterwards she and retired to Lobith and where she lived a secluded life. After her death she was buried beside her father in the Carthusian monastery near Wesel. In 1590 the graves of the Kleve-family were opened and the bodies reburied in the Dominican church in Wesel. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WB-HB79 : 23 November 2022), Katharina von Kleve van Egmond, ; Burial, Wesel, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt; citing record ID 168996679, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168996679/katharina-van_egmond