Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (2nd. Count of Cleves and 4th. Count of Mark) (2 August 1373 – 23 September 1448) was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Julich (and thus the brother of Margaret of Cleves). Shortly before the year 1400 he married Agnes daughter of Rupert of Germany and Elisabeth of Nuremberg. Agnes died a year later with no issue. In 1406 Adolf remarried Marie of Burgundy, daughter of John II of Burgundy and Margaret of Bavaria, they had the following issue:
- Margarethe (23 February 1416 – 20 May 1444) married as her first husband William III, Duke of Bavaria on 11 May 1433; and as her second husband Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg on 29 January 1441
- Catherine (25 May 1417 – 10 February 1479) married Arnold, Duke of Guelders, on 23 July 1423
- John (1419 – 1481), succeeded as Duke of Cleves
- Elisabeth (1420 – 1488) married on 15 July 1434 Henry XXVI, of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg 1418 – 1488
- Agnes (1422 – 1446) married Charles IV, King of Navarre, on 30 September 1439 in Olite
- Helen (1423 – 1471) married on 12 February 1436 Henry "the Peaceful", Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (c.1411 – 1473)
- Adolph (1425 – 1492) married on 13 May 1453, to Beatrice of Portugal (1435 – 1462), daughter of Peter, Duke of Coimbra
- Mary (1426 – 1487) married Charles, Duke of Orleans; became parents of Louis XII, King of France
| Preceded by Dietrich IX, Count of Mark |
Count of Mark 1398–1448 |
Succeeded by Gerhard, Count of Mark |
| Preceded by Adolf III, Count of Cleves |
Count of Cleves 1394–1417 |
Raised to Duchy |
| New creation | Duke of Cleves 1417–48 |
Succeeded by John I, Duke of Cleves |
References
- stirnet.com Accessed September 9, 2007
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