Elisabeth Kleve (1420 - abt. 1488)

Born 1 Oct 1420 in Kleve, Germany

Ancestors

Wife of Heinrich von Schwarzburg-Blankenburg — married 15 Jul 1434 in Kleve,Rheinland,Preussen

Descendants

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Elisabeth Kleve was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

Born October 1, 1420
Died March 1488
Known for Princess of Cleves and Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

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]

Children

Together, they had eleven children[2] :

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

in: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Cleves,_Countess_of_Schwarzburg-Blankenburg>

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