Who married Johann I. (Kleve-Mark)?
Elizabeth of Nevers married Johann I. (Kleve-Mark) on . John I, Duke of Cleves was 36 years old on the wedding day (36 years, 2 months and 30 days). Elizabeth of Nevers was 15 years old on the wedding day (15 years, 7 months and 20 days). The age gap was 20 years, 7 months and 10 days.
Johann I. (Kleve-Mark)
Johann I. (* 14. Januar 1419; † 5. September 1481) war von 1448 bis 1481 Herzog von Kleve, Graf von der Mark und Herr von Ravenstein. Johann war der älteste Sohn von Adolf II. von Kleve und der Maria von Burgund, Tochter von Herzog Johann Ohnefurcht von Burgund.
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Elizabeth of Nevers
Elizabeth of Nevers (born: after 24 August 1439 in Nevers; died: 21 June 1483) was Duchess of Cleves from 1455 until her death, due to her marriage with John I of Cleves-Mark. She acted as regent of the Duchy of Cleves during the absence of her spouse in 1477.
She was the matriarch of the house of Cleves-Nevers, and thus the Cleves line of the Counts and dukes of Nevers. Because the territory was part of her inheritance, it fell to her son Engelbert after her death.
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