Katharina (Kleve) van Gelre (1417 - 1479)

Born 25 May 1417 in Cleves, Germany

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Died 10 Feb 1479 at age 61 in Slot Grave, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

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Biography

Katherina von Kleve (Catherine of Cleves) was the second daughter of Adolf I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife, Marie de Bourgogne, and was born on St Vrbaens day, the 25 May, in 1417.^[1]

She was promised in marriage, the 22 July 1423, to Arnold of Egmond, Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen,^[2] The marriage probably took place in early 1430,^[2] but the exact date is not clear.

On 23 August 1429 an agreement was reached, that Catherine would continue to remain with her parents for another year,^[2] but whether the year is from that date or after she was married is also unclear. A dispensation was issued on 23 January 1530 because Catherine and Arnold were related in the fourth degree,^[3]but they were definitely married by 11 February 1430 when they both signed an act in which Catherine renounced any hereditary rights to Cleves.^[2]

Catherine of Cleves, Duchess of Guelders, died on 10 February 1479. The Hours of Catherine of Cleves was commissioned for her.^[4]

Research Notes

The right name of this person is probably Katharina van Kleef. More research is needed. Schellenberger-149 20:38, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom.

Sources

1. ↑ Scholten, Robert (Ed.). 1884. Clevische Chronik: nach der Originalhandschrift des Gert van der Shuren, nebst Vorgeschichte und Zusätzen von Turck, einer Genealogie des Clevischen Hauses und drei Schrifttafeln. Cleve: Boss. p. 138. Digital image, Heinrich Heine, Universitäts und Landesbibliothek, http://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/ihd/content/titleinfo/2300117 : downloaded 11 February 2017.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Chestret de Haneffe, Baron Jules de. 1898. Histoire de la Maison de la Marck y compris les Clèves de la seconde race. Liége: D. Cormaux. p. 45. Digital image, Heinrich Heine, Universitäts und Landesbibliothek, http://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-72882 : downloaded 3 February 2017.
3. ↑ Clevische Chronik, p.
4. ↑ Wikipedia. Entry for Catherine of Cleves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Cleves_(1417%E2%80%931479)