House of Mark (noble family)

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Family coat of arms of the Counts of the Mark (Armorial Bellenville, 14th century)
Coat of arms of the Counts of the Mark
Coat of arms of the county, the Counts of the Mark, the House of Mark and to this day the city of Hamm .
Coats of arms of the Counts or the Dukes of Cleves and Counts of the Mark from the House of Mark
Coats of arms of the counties Kleve and Mark, united in Märkischer hands . Later the Duchy of Kleve and the County of Mark. Representation from Scheibler's coat of arms book 1450–1480.
Coat of arms of the Counts and Dukes of Nevers from the House of Mark
Coat of arms of the Princes of Sedan from the House of Mark
Coat of arms of the United Duchies of Jülich-Kleve-Berg at the time of the greatest expansion of the House of Mark. It shows the coats of arms (top left) of the duchies of Jülich, Geldern, Kleve and Berg over the coats of arms of the counties of Mark, Zutphen and Ravensberg
Coat of arms of Anna von Kleve - from the House of Mark - as Queen Consort of England

The House of Mark (also Marck , full name of the Mark ) was a German noble family and provided lords of the county of Mark . They were a sideline of the Counts of Berg or of their offshoot, the Counts of Altena-Berg. The other sideline of the Counts of Altena-Berg ruled as Count of Hövel over the county of Hövel-Isenberg until 1225/6 and from 1242 as Count of Limburg over the county of Limburg . The family of the Counts von der Mark later split into different branches. In addition to the lineage, the Counts of the Mark, and later the Dukes of Jülich , Kleve and Berg , the family also included the lines of the House of Arenberg , the Dukes of Bouillon , Princes of Sedan and Lords of Lummen and the Counts of Schleiden .

history

Counts of the Mark

The Counts of the Mark emerged from the family of the Counts of Altena , who in turn came from the family of the Counts of Berg. The first known representative was Adolf I von der Mark , who named himself after the castle Mark . Engelbert II von der Mark († 1328) was married to the heiress of the Arenberg Mechthildis († 1348) rule.

Two lines emerged from the marriage. One was the line of the Counts of the Mark. The other was the Arenberg line. There were also descendants in the form of the dukes of Nevers and the counts of Rochefort .

Adolf II von der Mark continued the Brandenburg line. Due to the expansion of the house, they finally provided the dukes of Jülich, Berg and Kleve. This line died out in 1609.

Prussian, corresponding to the Brandenburg state coat of arms,
the mark in the second bottom line, second from the right

After a long dispute over inheritance , the county of Mark finally came to Brandenburg in 1666 . The Brandenburg electors carried this title of count along with half a hundred others . Apart from occasional mention in constitutional contracts or in the funerary inscription, it had no special meaning. The coat of arms of the county was included in the "Great State Coat of Arms" with half a hundred individual coats of arms.

In 1682 the electoral prince Friedrich also claimed the inheritance of the Grafschaft Mark by inclusion in the series of the coat of arms hall in Köpenick Castle .

When two illegitimate children of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II were to be given a title befitting their rank, the title of count was remembered:

Arenberg line

Coat of arms of the house of Marck-Arenberg. Depiction from Johann Siebmacher's book of arms

Eberhard I. became the founder of the Arenberg line. With the three sons of Johann von Arenberg († 1470), a grandson of Eberhard, this line split again. These were the lines Arenberg, Sedan and Lummen.

Eberhard II († 1496) continued the Arenberg line. This died with Robert III. in the male line. The property now fell to his sister Margaretha von der Marck-Arenberg , who married Johann von Ligne . The couple became the founders of a new line from Arenberg.

Line lords of Sedan / Duchy of Bouillon

Robert I. de La Marck († 1487 or 1489) founded the line of the Lords of Sedan. He was also governor of the Duchy of Bouillon. Robert II. De La Marck was called "the devil of the Ardennes". Robert III de La Marck († 1536) was Marshal of France . Even Robert IV. De La Marck was Marshal of France, and was elevated to the Duke of Bouillon. Henri-Robert de La Marck had to cede a large part of the duchy and called himself Prince of Sedan . With the marriage of Charlotte de La Marck († 1594) the duchy fell to the house of La Tour d'Auvergne .

Line of the Lords of Lummen

The founder of the Lummen line in today's Belgium was Wilhelm I von der Mark († 1483), who was known as the "Boar of the Ardennes" because of his cruelty. His descendant Wilhelm II was a leader of the Geusen and died of poison in 1578. The second was Philipp († 1613) married to a daughter of Count Dietrich von Manderscheid-Schleiden. The son Ernst († 1654) was heir to Schleiden and Saffenburg . One of the descendants was Ludwig Engelbert († 1773). His heir, Luise Margarethe, was married to Carl Herzog von Aremberg († 1778). Through this the dominion of the line fell to the house of Aremberg .

coat of arms

  • The family coat of arms shows in gold a crossbar made of red and white in three rows. On the crowned helmet with red and gold covers an open flight marked like the shield.
  • Count's House Mark / Marck shield, quartered: 1 and 4 in gold, a crossbar consisting of three red and silver rows of chess.

Trunk lines

Counts of Berg

see also Berg-Altena (noble family) , Duchy of Berg .

  1. Adolf II von Berg (approx. * 1095, † 1170) ⚭ (I) Adelheid von Arnsberg, daughter of Count Heinrich von Rietberg; ⚭ (II) Irmgard von Wasserburg, daughter of Engelbert von Schwarzenberg
    1. (I) Adolf († 1148) before Damascus
    2. (II) Engelbert I. von Berg (* 1160; † 1189) ⚭ Margarete von Geldern, daughter of Count Heinrich II.
      1. (II) Adolf III. von Berg († 1218), ⚭ Bertha von Sayn
        1. Irmgard von Berg ⚭ Heinrich IV. Of Limburg (* approx. 1200; † 1246)
          1. Adolf IV von Berg (* 1220; † 1259) ⚭ Margarete von Hochstaden (* before 1214; † 1314)
            1. Engelbert, provost of Cologne
            2. Konrad I von Berg , Bishop of Münster (1306–1310) († May 25, 1313)
            3. Walram, provost of Cologne
            4. Wilhelm von Berg († 1308) ⚭ Irmgard von Kleve († 1319)
            5. Adolf V. von Berg († 1296), ⚭ Elisabeth von Geldern
            6. Irmgard von Berg (* 1255; † 1294) ⚭ Eberhard I. von der Mark
            7. Heinrich von Berg, Lord of Windeck († 1295) ⚭ Agnes von Altena, daughter of Count Engelbert von der Mark
              1. Kunigunde Abbess to Essen and Gerresheim († around 1355)
              2. Adolf VI. von Berg († 1348)
              3. Elisabeth
              4. Walram Count of Blankenburg († 1295)
              5. Heinrich Canon of Cologne († 1307)
              6. Margaret († 1339)
              7. Otto IV. Von Ravensberg Count zu Vlotho († 1328)
          2. Walram V, Duke of Limburg († 1279) ⚭ (I) Jutta (Judith) von Kleve, ⚭ (II) Kunigunde von Brandenburg. His son (with Jutta von Kleve) died before his mother.
      2. Engelbert I of Cologne (* approx. 1185; † 1225), Archbishop of Cologne
    3. Eberhard I of Berg-Altena († 1180)
      1. Adolf von Altena (* 1157; † 1220), Archbishop of Cologne
      2. Arnold von Altena (* 1150; † 1209), builder of Isenburg , ⚭ Mechtild zu Styrum
        1. Count Eberhard II of Altena and Isenberg († 1209)
        2. Friedrich von Isenberg (* approx. 1193; † 1226) ⚭ Sophie of Limburg
          1. Dietrich von Altena-Isenberg (* around 1215; † 1301) ⚭ Adelheid von Sayn, founder of the line of the Counts of Limburg-Isenburg
          2. Friedrich von Altena (documented in 1243)
          3. Agnes von Altena ⚭ Burchard Steke von Bruch (Broich)
          4. Sophie von Altena, ⚭ Heinrich von Volmestein
          5. Elisabeth von Altena ⚭ Dietrich von Mörs
          6. Daughter unknown by name ⚭ Johann I. von Sponheim and Sayn
        3. Dietrich von Isenberg († 1226), Bishop of Münster
        4. Engelbert von Isenberg , Bishop of Osnabrück († 1250)
        5. Philipp von Altena, priest in Cologne († 1264/1266)
        6. Bruno von Isenberg , Bishop of Osnabrück († 1258)
        7. Gottfried von Altena, priest in Münster († 1246)
        8. Adolf von Holte († 1260) ⚭ Elisabeth von Arnsberg († after 1260)
          1. Heinrich von Holte, prior in Cologne (mentioned 1261, 1289)
          2. Arnold von Holte, priest (mentioned 1266)
          3. Wilhelm von Holte, priest (mentioned 1281)
          4. Mechtild von Holte, heiress of Holte and Morenhoven († 1301) ⚭ Gerhard von Arberg, Burgrave of Cologne († 1267)
          5. Heilwig (mentioned 1237, 1246) ⚭ Willem I. van Horne († after 1264)
          6. Christina (mentioned 1257) ⚭ Alberto Schalle
        9. Wilhelm von Isenberg
          1. Wilhelm (mentioned 1275) ⚭ Christina (name otherwise unknown)
        10. a daughter whose name is unknown ⚭ Hermann von Altena
      3. Friedrich von Berg-Altena († 1198)
        1. Adolf I. von der Mark († 1249), founder of the line of Count von der Mark ⚭ (I) Lutgardis, possibly daughter of Gerhard von Looz, ⚭ (II) Irmgard von Geldern († after 1230), see descendants of Adolf I below .
          1. Eberhard von Altena († 1241) ⚭ Matilde (name otherwise unknown)
            1. Daughter unknown by name, mentioned in 1243.
          2. Gerhard von Altena , Bishop of Münster († 1272)
          3. Count Otto von Altena († 1269) ⚭ Ermgard von Holte
          4. Count Engelbert I von der Mark († 1277 near Bredevoort, buried near Cappenberg) ⚭ (I) Kunigunde von Bliescastel, ⚭ (II) Elisabeth von Falkenburg
          5. Richarda, mentioned in 1270 ⚭ Count Otto von Dale
        2. Friedrich (III.) Von Altena (first recorded in 1199; last mentioned in a document in 1222; Westphalian Document Book VII 216)
      4. Daughter Oda († 1224) ⚭ Simon von Tecklenburg
    4. Friedrich II. Von Berg (* around 1120; † 1158), Archbishop of Cologne
    5. Bruno III von Berg (* around 1155; † around 1200), Archbishop of Cologne
    6. Arnold Bishop of Osnabrück (1173–1190; † 1190)
  2. Everhard von Berg (* approx. 1080; † approx. 1150), abbot of the Georgenthal monastery
  3. Bruno II von Berg (* around 1100; † 1137), Archbishop of Cologne
  4. Gisela ⚭ Sizzo III., Count of Schwarzburg († 1160)

Counts of the Mark

Descendants of Adolf I.

  1. Adolf I. von der Mark († 1249), ruler of the Mark, ⚭ (I) Lutgardis, possibly daughter of Gerhard von Looz, ⚭ (II) Irmgard von Geldern († after 1230)
    1. Eberhard von Altena († 1241) ⚭ Matilde (name otherwise unknown)
    2. Engelbert I. von der Mark († 1277), ruler of the Mark, ⚭ (I) Kunigunde von Blieskastel, ⚭ (II) Elisabeth von Falkenburg
      1. Eberhard I. von der Mark († 1308), ruler of the Mark, ⚭ (I) Irmgard von Berg-Limburg, ⚭ (II) Marie von Looz
        1. Engelbert II. Von der Mark (* 1274; † 1328), ruler of the Mark, ⚭ Mechtilde von Aremberg, see descendants of Engelbert II.
          1. Adolf II von der Mark († around 1347), ruler of the Mark, ⚭ (I) Irmgard von Kleve, ⚭ (II) Margarete von Kleve
            1. Engelbert III. von der Mark (* 1330; † 1391), ruler of the Mark
            2. Adolf III. von der Mark (* around 1334; † 1394), ruler of the Mark, Bishop of Münster, Archbishop of Cologne, Count of Kleve, ⚭ Margarete von Jülich
              1. Adolf II. (Kleve-Mark) (* 1373; † 1448), ruler of the Mark, ⚭ Maria of Burgundy su descendants of Adolf IV.
              2. Dietrich II von der Mark (* 1374; † 1398), ruler of the Mark
              3. Gerhard von Mark zu Hamm (* 1419; † 1461), ruler of the Mark
            3. Dietrich I von der Mark (* 1336; 1406), Bishop of Liège
            4. Eberhard von der Mark, priest in Munster
            5. Mechtild von der Mark ⚭ Eberhard von Isenburg-Grenzau
            6. Margaret von der Mark († 1409) ⚭ 1357 Count Johann I of Nassau-Dillenburg († 1416)
            7. Elisabeth, ⚭ before 1361 Gumprecht von Heppendorf
          2. Engelbert III. von der Mark (Cologne) (1304 - 25 August 1368), Archbishop of Cologne
          3. Eberhard I. von der Marck-Arenberg († 1387), ⚭ 1351 Marie von Looz († 1400), progenitor of the noble family von Arenberg .
          4. Matilda von der Mark († before 1327) ⚭ Gottfried III. von Sayn († 1327)
          5. Irmgard von der Mark († 1360) ⚭ Otto I. zur Lippe († 1360)
          6. Katharina von der Mark († 1360), 1337 to 1360 abbess of the Essen monastery
          7. Maraget von der Mark, Abbess of Munster
          8. Richardis von der Mark († after February 28, 1384) ⚭ before October 16, 1344 Bernhard V. zur Lippe († 1364/65)
        2. Adolf II of the Mark (Liège) (* 1288; † 1344) Bishop of Liège
        3. Konrad von der Mark († 1353) ⚭ Elisabeth von Kleve
        4. Margaret von der Mark ⚭ Count Gerhard von Katzenelnbogen
        5. Irmgard von der Mark
        6. Katherine von der Mark, Abbess of Fröndenberg (* approx. 1293)
        7. Kunigunde von der Mark († after February 25, 1343) ⚭ 1320 Dietrich II. Von Looz and Chiny († 1361)
        8. Engelbert von der Mark, Lord of Loverval, proven 1329/1362 ⚭ Isabelle von Hamal ( Hamal House )
          1. Engelbert von der Mark, Lord of Vogelsang, Loverval and Walhain († 1422), ⚭ Marie de Seraing
          2. Johann von der Mark († 1387)
          3. Elisabeth von der Mark († after 1420) ⚭ Gerard de Bastogne, Burgrave of Durbuy
        9. Johanna von der Mark († after 1358) ⚭ Philipp von Wildenberg
        10. Richarda von der Mark ⚭ Johann von Reifferscheid
      2. Agnes von der Mark ⚭ Heinrich von Berg and Windeck
      3. Richarda ⚭ Count Otto III. of Tecklenburg († 1285)
      4. Sofie von der Mark ⚭ Ludwig von Ziegenhain
      5. Gerhard von der Mark Herr zu Reckheim († after 1344) ⚭ Elizabeth de Dommartin
        1. Isabelle, ⚭ Bertrand de Liers († 1391)
      6. Matilda (Mechthild) von der Mark ⚭ Florenz Berthout de Malines (Lord of Mechelen)
      7. Adelaide (Adelheid) von der Mark ⚭ Duke Otto von Kleve
      8. illegitimate son: Engelbert> Franz, Abbot of Amay († 1330)
    3. Otto von Altena († 1262 and 1269), provost in Aachen and Maastricht, since the division of the estate in 1249 Count von Altena
    4. Gerhard von der Mark (* 1220; † 1272), Bishop of Münster
    5. Richarda, Abbess of the Fröndenberg Monastery

Descendants of Engelbert II.

  1. Engelbert II von der Mark (* 1274; † 1328), Count of Aremberg, ruler of the Mark
    1. Adolf II von der Mark († around 1347) ⚭ (I) Irmgard von Kleve ⚭ (II) Margarete von Kleve
      1. Engelbert III. von der Mark (* 1330; † 1391), ruler of the Mark
      2. Adolf III. von der Mark (* around 1334; † 1394), ruler of the Mark, Bishop of Münster, Archbishop of Cologne, Count of Kleve, ⚭ Margarete von Jülich
        1. Adolf II. (Kleve-Mark) (* 1373; † 1448), ruler of the Mark, ⚭ Maria of Burgundy su descendants of Adolf IV.
        2. Dietrich II of Mark (* 1374; † 1398), ruler of the Mark
        3. Gerhard von Mark zu Hamm (* 1419, † 1461), ruler of the Mark
        4. Heinrich von Kleve, died young
        5. Walter von Kleve, died young
        6. Johann von Kleve, died young
        7. Wilhelm von Kleve, died young
        8. Margarete von Kleve († 1411) ⚭ 1394 Duke Albrecht I of Bavaria-Straubing (* July 25, 1362, † December 13, 1404)
        9. Mynta Elisabeth von Kleve ⚭ (I) after 1393 Reinold von Falkenburg († 1396), ⚭ (II) 1401 with Duke Stefan III. of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (* around 1337, † September 26, 1413)
        10. Johanna von Kleve, Abbess of Hörde
        11. Engelberta von Kleve († 1458) ⚭ Count Friedrich III. of Mörs and Saar Werden († 1448)
        12. Jutta von Kleve, died young
        13. Catherine of Kleve († 1459)
        14. Irmgard von Kleve
      3. Dietrich I. von der Mark (* 1336; † 1406), administrator of Osnabrück and Mr. von Dinslaken
      4. Eberhard von der Mark, priest in Munster
      5. Mechtild von der Mark ⚭ Eberhard von Isenburg-Grenzau
      6. Margaret von der Mark († 1409) ⚭ 1357 Count Johann I of Nassau-Dillenburg († 1416)
      7. Elisabeth ⚭ 1361 with Gumprecht von Heppendorf
    2. Engelbert III. von der Mark (Cologne) (* 1304, † 25 August 1368), Bishop of Cologne
    3. Eberhard I. von der Marck-Arenberg († 1387) ⚭ 1351 Marie von Looz († 1400), progenitor of the noble family von Arenberg .
      1. Eberhard II von der Marck
        1. Jean de La Marck († 1480) ⚭ Anna von Virneburg
          1. Robert I. de La Marck († 1489)
            1. Robert II. De La Marck (* 1468; † 1536), Marshal of Bouillon and Prince of Sedan
              1. Robert III de La Marck (* 1492/93; † 1536), count and marshal
                1. Robert IV. De La Marck (* 1512, † 1556), count and marshal
                  1. Henri I. Robert (* 1539; † 1574), Duke of Bouillon and Prince of Sedan , ⚭ 1559 Françoise de Bourbon, daughter of Louis III. de Bourbon , Duke of Montpensier
                    1. Guillaume-Robert de La Marck.
                    2. Charlotte de La Marck ⚭ Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon , after the death of her brother heir to the Duchy, the Sun to the House La Tour d'Auvergne fell
                  2. Charles Robert , Count of Maulévrier
            2. Erard de La Marck (* 1472; † 1538), cardinal and prince-bishop of Liège
          2. Eberhard von der Marck († 1498)
          3. Wilhelm I von der Mark (* 1446; † 1483), Dutch nobleman
            1. Johann I of the Mark in Lummen († 1519)
              1. Johann II of the Mark in Lummen († 1552)
                1. Wilhelm II von der Mark (* 1542; † 1578) Baron von Lummen, Governor of Holland
                2. Philipp von der Mark (* 1548; † 1613), Baron von Lummen
                  1. Ernst von der Mark (* 1590; † 1654)
            2. Wilhelm the Elder J. († 1516), Seigneur de Montbazon (uxor nomine); ⚭ Renée du Fou, Dame de Montbazon , widow of Louis III. de Rohan-Guémenée ( House Rohan )
              1. René; ⚭ (1) Amé of Saarbrücken, Comte de Roucy , Comte de Braine , † 1525; ⚭ (2) Charles de Croy, Comte de Seneghem ( House of Croy )
              2. Anna; ⚭ Jean de Rambures, Comte de Guînes
              3. Françoise; ⚭ Joachim de Hangest († 1557)
              4. (illegitimate, mother unknown) Guillaume bâtard de La Marck, 1534 Écuyer in the Écurie of King Francis I of France
                1. (illegitimate, mother unknown) Françoise de La Marck († 1577, murdered by her husband); ⚭ René de Villequier († 1590) governor of Paris
    4. Matilda von der Mark († before 1327) ⚭ Gottfried III. von Sayn († 1327)
    5. Irmgard von der Mark († 1360) ⚭ Otto I. zur Lippe († 1360)
    6. Katharina von der Mark , Abbess of the Essen Monastery
    7. Maraget von der Mark, Abbess of Munster
    8. Richardis von der Mark († after February 28, 1384) ⚭ before October 16, 1344 Bernhard V. zur Lippe

Descendants of Adolf IV.

  1. Adolf II. (Kleve-Mark) (* 1373; † 1448), ruler of the Mark, 1417–1448 Duke of Kleve ⚭ (I) Agnes (* 1379; † 1401), daughter of Elector Ruprecht III. von der Pfalz, ⚭ (II) 1406 Maria von Burgund (* 1393; † 1463)
    1. Johann I (Kleve-Mark) (* January 14, 1419; † September 5, 1481), ruler of the Mark, Duke of Kleve (1449–1481) ⚭ April 22, 1455 Elizabeth de Nevers (* 1439; † June 21 1483)
      1. Johann II (Kleve-Mark) "the child maker" (* April 13, 1458; March 15, 1521), ruler of the Mark, ⚭ November 3, 1489 Matilda of Hesse (* July 1, 1473; † February 19, 1505)
        1. Johann (Jülich-Kleve-Berg) (* 1490; † 1539), ruler of the Mark, Duke of Jülich and Berg 1511, Duke of Kleve 1521, Duke of Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1524–1539), ⚭ Maria von Jülich and Berg (* 1491, † 1543)
          1. Sibylle (1512–1554) ⚭ Johann Friedrich I , Elector of Saxony (* 1503, † 1554)
          2. Anna (September 22, 1515 - July 16, 1557), buried in Westminster Abbey ⚭ Greenwich on January 6, 1540 Henry VIII , King of England (June 28, 1491 - February 18, 1547)
          3. Wilhelm V “der Reiche” (July 28, 1516 - January 5, 1592), ruler of the Mark, Duke of Jülich, Kleve and Berg (1539–1552) ⚭ (I) Jeanne d'Albret (1528–1572), niece of the French king ( house Albret ), ⚭ (II) Maria von Habsburg (* May 15, 1531, † December 11, 1581
            1. (II) Marie Eleonore von Kleve (June 25, 1550 - 1608) ⚭ 1573 Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia (April 29, 1553 - August 27, 1618)
            2. (II) Anna von Kleve (March 1, 1552 - 1632) ⚭ 1574 Count Palatine Philipp Ludwig von Neuburg (October 2, 1547 - August 22, 1614)
            3. (II) Magdalene (1553–1633) ⚭ 1579 Count Palatine Johann I von Zweibrücken (1550 - August 12, 1604)
            4. (II) Karl Friedrich (1555–1575)
            5. (II) Elisabeth (1556–1561)
            6. (II) Sibylle ⚭ 1601 with Margrave Karl von Burgau (1560–1618)
            7. (II) Johann Wilhelm (1562–1609), ruler of the Mark, Bishop of Munster, Duke of Kleve and Berg (1592–1609) ⚭ (I) Jakobe von Baden (cousin of Ernst of Bavaria ) (1558–1597), ⚭ (II) Antonia of Lorraine (1568–1610)
          4. Amalia of Kleve (1517–1586)
        2. Adolf von Kleve, priest in Liège (* 1498, † 1525)
        3. Anne von Kleve (* 1495, † 1467) ⚭ 1518, Philipp Graf von Waldeck-Eisenberg (* 1486, † 1539)
      2. Adolf von Kleve, priest in Liège (* 1461, † 1498)
      3. Engelbert von Kleve-Nevers , Count of Nevers and Eu (* September 26, 1462, † November 21, 1506) ⚭ February 23, 1489 Charlotte de Bourbon (* 1474, † December 14, 1520)
        1. Engelbert von Kleve († 1491)
        2. Charles de Clèves , Count of Nevers, Eu and Rethel († 1521) ⚭ January 15, 1504 with Marie d'Albret (* March 25, 1491 - October 27, 1549), Countess of Rethel ( House of Albret )
          1. François I. de Clèves , Duke of Nevers, Count of Eu and Rethel (since 1539) (* 1516; † 1561); ⚭ Louvre, since 1538 with Margaret de Vendôme (* 1516; † 1589)
            1. François II. De Clèves , Duke of Nevers, Count of Eu and Rethel (* 1540; † 1562); ⚭ 1561 Anne de Bourbon-Montpensier (* 1540; † 1572)
            2. Jacques de Clèves , Duke of Nevers, Count of Eu and Rethel (since 1563) (* 1544; † 1564); ⚭ 1558 Diana von der Mark
            3. Henri de Clèves, Count of Eu, died young
            4. Henriette von Kleve-Nevers , Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Eu and Rethel (since 1564) (* 1542; † 1601); ⚭ March 4, 1565 Luigi Gonzaga (October 22, 1539 - October 23, 1595). With this marriage, Nevers, Eu and Rethel went to the Gonzaga house.
            5. Catherine de Clèves , Countess of Eu (* 1548; † Paris May 11, 1633) ⚭ (I) October 4, 1560 Antoine de Croy, Prince of Pocien († May 5, 1567); ⚭ (II) Paris October 4, 1570 Duke Henri I. de Guise (December 31, 1550 - December 23, 1588)
            6. Marie von Kleve-Nevers, Countess of Beaufort (* 1553; † 1574), ⚭ 1572 Prince Henri de Condé (* 1552; † 1588)
        3. Louis, Count of Auxerre († 1545) ⚭ approx. 1542 with Catherine d'Amboise († 1549)
        4. François von Kleve-Nevers, Prior of St. Eloi in Paris († 1545)
      4. Dietrich von Kleve (* 1464)
      5. Philipp von Kleve , Bishop of Nevers, Amiens and Autin (* 1467; † 1505)
      6. Marie von Kleve (* 1465, † 1513)
    2. Adolf von Kleve , Lord of Ravenstein (* 1425, † 1492) ⚭ (I) Beatriz de Coimbra [Portugal] († 1462); (II) Bruges 1470 Anne († 1508), illegitimate daughter of Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy
      1. (I) Philipp von Kleve-Ravenstein , Brigadier General of Flanders (* 1456; † 1528) ⚭ 1485 Françoise von Luxemburg-St. Pol († 1523)
      2. (I) Louise of Kleve (* 1457)
    3. Engelbert von Kleve (* / † 1433)
    4. Margarete von Kleve (* February 24, 1416; † in Stuttgart May 20, 1444) ⚭ (I) 1433 Duke Wilhelm III. of Bavaria († 1435); ⚭ (II) Stuttgart on January 29, 1441 Duke Ulrich V of Württemberg (* 1413; † September 1, 1480)
    5. Katharina von Kleve (* May 25, 1417; † February 10, 1476) ⚭ January 26, 1430 Arnold von Egmond , Duke of Geldern (* 1410; † February 23, 1473)
    6. Elisabeth von Kleve (October 1, 1420; † 1488) ⚭ July 15, 1434 Count Heinrich XXVI. von Schwarzburg-Blankenberg (* October 23, 1418 - † November 26, 1488)
    7. Agnes von Kleve (* 1422; † 1448) ⚭ 1440 Carlos of Aragon, Prince of Viana (* 1421; † 1461)
    8. Helene von Kleve (* 1423, † 1471) ⚭ 1436 Duke Heinrich von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (* 1411; † 1473)
    9. Marie von Kleve (* 1426, † 1487) ⚭ 1441 Duke Charles d'Orléans (* 1391, † 1465)
    10. Anne von Kleve (* 1432), died young

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