John I, Duke of Cleves

John I, Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark (16 February 1419 – 5 September 1481) was son of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Mary of Burgundy. He ruled Cleves from 1448 from 1481. On 22 April 1455 he married Elizabeth of Nevers, daughter of John II, Count of Nevers.

Children

John II, Duke of Cleves (13 April 1458 – 15 March 1521) married 3 November 1489 Matilda of Hesse
Adolf (1461–1525)
Engelbert, Count of Nevers (26 September 1462 – 21 November 1506) married 23 February 1489 Charlotte de Bourbon-Vendôme
Dietrich 1464
Marie of Cleves (1465–1513)
Philip of Cleves, Bishop of Nevers, Amiens and Autun (1467–1505)

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Preceded by Adolph I, Duke of Cleves	Duke of Cleves 1448–1481	Succeeded by John II, Duke of Cleves
Preceded by Gerhard, Count of Mark	Count of Mark 1448–1481	Succeeded by John II, Duke of Cleves