Margaret of Kleve (1416–1444)
Margarete von Kleve (* February 23 or 24, 1416 ; † May 20, 1444 in Stuttgart ) was the wife of Dukes Wilhelm III. of Bavaria-Munich and Ulrich V. of Württemberg .
Margarete was born on February 23 or 24, 1416 as the eldest daughter of Count Adolf II of Kleve-Mark (Duke since 1417) and his second wife Maria of Burgundy. A marriage agreed in 1424 with Landgrave Ludwig I of Hesse did not materialize. She married on May 11, 1433 at the Council of Basel Wilhelm III. from Bayern-Munich . The sons Adolf (1434–1441) and Wilhelm (* / † 1435) resulted from the marriage, both of whom died early. After Wilhelm III. Having died in 1435, Margarete became the first wife of Ulrich V von Württemberg on January 29, 1441 in Stuttgart. The couple had a daughter, Katharina (1441–1497), who later became a Premonstratensian and Dominican . Margarete died on May 20, 1444.
Margarete von Kleve is a character in the 2011 and 2015 play of the Straubing Agnes Bernauer Festival .
literature
- Thomas Fritz: Margarethe. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 89.
- Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 1: The House of Württemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig. 6th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-34-0 , pp. 306-309.
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Remarks
- ↑ Ulli Scharrer: New clothes for the ducal couple. In: Straubinger Tagblatt. March 28, 2011, p. 27; Agnes-Bernauer-Festspielverein (Ed.): Agnes Bernauer Festspiele 2015. Beck, Straubing 2015, p. 11.
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| SURNAME | Margaret of Kleve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Margarethe von Kleve; Margaret of Cleves |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | by marriage Duchess of Bavaria-Munich and Württemberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1416 or February 24, 1416 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1444 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |