Amalia of Kleve
Amalia von Kleve-Jülich-Berg (born October 17, 1517 in Düsseldorf , † March 1, 1586 ibid) was a princess from the Von der Mark family . She was the youngest child of Duke Johann III. and Maria von Jülich († 1543) born.
Life
Hans Holbein portrayed Amalia and her older sister Anna von Kleve in order to present both of them to the English King Henry VIII . The king chose the portrait of Anna and married Amalia's sister.
In the following years, Amalia von Kleve served as a plaything for dynastic interests. Lengthy negotiations were undertaken with the Margraves of Baden regarding an alliance marriage between the two ruling houses, but they did not lead to any result. Amalia was therefore not married to any sovereign prince. Amalia, who adhered to the Lutheran creed, lived at the court of her brother Wilhelm and, as an educator, introduced his daughter Anna to Protestantism .
Miscellaneous
Amalia von Kleve also appeared as the author of a songbook . The original preserved is in the State Library in Berlin, a copy of it in the Frankfurt City and University Library .
literature
- Reading book on the history of the Klever women. (Project group women's group of the VHS Kleve), Kleve 2004.
- Land in the center of the powers: The united duchies of Jülich, Kleve, Berg. Kleve 1985.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kleve, Amalia from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kleve-Jülich-Berg, Amalia von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Cleves |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1517 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1586 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |