Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg | |
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| Born | October 1, 1420 |
| Died | March 1488 |
| Known for | Princess of Cleves and Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg |
Elisabeth of Cleves was the daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves. She married Count Henry XXVI of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg, on July 15, 1434.[1]
Children
Together, they had eleven children[2] :
- Günther XXXVI (July 8, 1439 – Rudolstadt, December 30, 1503);
- Henry XXVII (November 13, 1440 – December 14, 1496), Archbishop of Bremen;
- Catherine (February 2, 1442 – November 9, 1484), married Busso VII and Sigmondo I of Mansfeld-Gleichen Tonna;
- Günther XXXVII (June 8, 1443);
- Henry XXVIII (January 8, 1447 – Bremen, 1481), Canon in Cologne and Mainz;
- Günther XXXVIII (Rudolstadt, 1450 – Bremen, November 29, 1484) married Catherine of Querfurt and Anna of Gleichen;
- Henry XXIX (August 10, 1452 – March 31, 1499), Canon at Hildesheim;
- Günther XXXIX (May 30, 1455 – Arnstadt, August 8, 1521), married Amalia of Mansfeld;
- Heinrich XXX (December 31, 1456 – Arnstadt, June 12, 1522), Canon in Strasbourg and Jechasburg;
- Maria (June 16, 1458);
- Mary (November 4, 1459 – December 1459).
References
- ^ "Cleves 5". Genealogy.euweb.cz. February 14, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ^ "Schwarzburg 5". Genealogy.euweb.cz. November 25, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2011.