Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Munich

For other people of this name, see Margaret of Cleves (disambiguation).

Margarethe von Cleve

Margaret of Cleves (23 February 1416 – 20 May 1444) was a German noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife Marie of Burgundy. She married

• William III, Duke of Bavaria (1375–1435), having two children with him:
  • Adolph (1434–1441);
  • William (1435);
• Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg (1413–1480), having one child with him
  • Catharina (1441–1497) - became a Premonstratensian then a Dominican nun in Würzburg, then finally ending up in the monastery under the protection of bishop Rudolf van Würzburg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Munich

16. Engelbert II of the Mark (c.1275–1328) 8. Adolph II of the Mark (c.1314–1347) 17. Matilda of Arenberg (c.1280–1349) 4. Adolph I of Kleve-Mark (1334–1394) 18. Dietrich VIII of Cleves (1291–1346) 9. Margaret of Cleves (c.1310-aft 1348) 19. Margaret of Guelders (1297–1333) 2. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (1373–1448) 20. William V, Duke of Jülich (c.1299–1361) 10. Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg (c.1325–1360) 21. Joanna of Hainaut (1311/13-1374) 5. Margaret of Jülich (c.1350–1425/29) 22. Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg (bef 1276–1328) 11. Margaret of Ravensberg (c.1320–1389) 23. Margaret of Berg-Windeck (?-1339) 1. Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Munich 24. John II of France (1319–1364) 12. Philip the Bold (1343–1404) 25. Bonne of Bohemia (1315–1349) 6. John the Fearless (1371–1419) 26. Louis II of Flanders (1330–1384) 13. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1393–1466) 27. Margaret of Brabant (1323–1380) 3. Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393–1466) 28. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282–1347) 14. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1350–1405) 29. Margaret, Countess of Hainaut (1311–1356) 7. Margaret of Bavaria (1363–1424) 30. Ludwik I the Fair (c.1321–1398) 15. Margaret of Brieg (1342–1386) 31. Agnes of Glogau (c.1321–1362)