Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

Elisabeth of Cleves
BornOctober 1, 1420
DiedMarch 1488
Noble familyHouse of La Marck
Spouse(s)Henry XXVI of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
FatherAdolph I, Duke of Cleves
MotherMarie of Burgundy

Elisabeth of Cleves was the daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves. She married Count Henry XXVI of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg, on July 15, 1434.[1][better source needed]

Children

Together, they had eleven children:[2][better source needed]

  • Günther XXXVI (July 8, 1439 – Rudolstadt, December 30, 1503);
  • Henry XXVII (November 13, 1440 – December 14, 1496), Archbishop of Bremen;
  • Catherine (February 2, 1442 – November 9, 1484), married Busso VII of Mansfeld and Sigmund I of Gleichen-Tonna;
  • Günther XXXVII (June 8, 1443);
  • Henry XXVIII (January 8, 1447 – Bremen, 1481), Canon in Cologne and Mainz;
  • Günther XXXVIII (Rudolstadt, 1450 – Bremen, November 29, 1484) married Catherine of Querfurt and Anna of Gleichen;
  • Henry XXIX (August 10, 1452 – March 31, 1499), Canon at Hildesheim;
  • Günther XXXIX (May 30, 1455 – Arnstadt, August 8, 1521), married Amalia of Mansfeld;
  • Heinrich XXX (December 31, 1456 – Arnstadt, June 12, 1522), Canon in Strasbourg and Jechasburg;
  • Maria (June 16, 1458);
  • Mary (November 4, 1459 – December 1459).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
8. Adolph II of the Mark (c.1314–1347)
4. Adolph I of Kleve-Mark (1334–1394)
9. Margaret of Cleves (c.1310-aft 1348)
2. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (1373–1448)
10. Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg (c.1325–1360)
5. Margaret of Jülich (c.1350–1425/29)
11. Margaret of Ravensberg (c.1320–1389)
1. Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
12. Philip the Bold (1343–1404)
6. John the Fearless (1371–1419)
13. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1393–1466)
3. Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393–1466)
14. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1350–1405)
7. Margaret of Bavaria (1363–1424)
15. Margaret of Brieg (1342–1386)

See also

References

  1. ^ Marek, Miroslav (February 14, 2009). "Cleves 5". Genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved April 16, 2011.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Marek, Miroslav (November 25, 2004). "Schwarzburg 5". Genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved April 16, 2011.[self-published source]