Agnes of Cleves

Queen of Navarre (disputed) from 1441 to 1448
Coat of arms of Agnes of Cleves as consort of Charles, Prince of Viana

Agnes of Cleves (1422–1448) was a daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife Mary of Valois, daughter of John the Fearless duke of Burgundy.[1]

In 1439, Agnes married Charles, Prince of Viana. He had been bequeathed the kingdom of Navarre. His right to be King of Navarre had been recognised by the Cortes; but when his mother Blanche died in 1441, her husband King John II of Aragon had seized the kingdom to the exclusion of his son. Charles and Agnes had no children.

Agnes died on 6 April 1448, aged only 25 or 26. After Agnes' death, her husband decided to remarry with his choice being Infanta Catherine of Portugal. However, Charles died in 1461 before the marriage could take place.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Agnes of Cleves
16. Engelbert II of the Mark (c.1275–1328)
8. Adolph II of the Mark (c.1314–1347)
17. Matilda of Arenberg (c.1280–1349)
4. Adolph I of Kleve-Mark (1334–1394)
18. Dietrich VIII of Cleves (1291–1346)
9. Margaret of Cleves (c.1310-aft 1348)
19. Margaret of Guelders (1297–1333)
2. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves (1373–1448)
20. William V, Duke of Jülich (c.1299–1361)
10. Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg (c.1325–1360)
21. Joanna of Hainaut (1311/13-1374)
5. Margaret of Jülich (c.1350–1425/29)
22. Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg (bef 1276–1328)
11. Margaret of Ravensberg (c.1320–1389)
23. Margaret of Berg-Windeck (?-1339)
1. Agnes of Cleves
24. John II of France (1319–1364)
12. Philip the Bold (1343–1404)
25. Bonne of Bohemia (1315–1349)
6. John the Fearless (1371–1419)
26. Louis II of Flanders (1330–1384)
13. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1393–1466)
27. Margaret of Brabant (1323–1380)
3. Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393–1466)
28. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282–1347)
14. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1350–1405)
29. Margaret, Countess of Hainaut (1311–1356)
7. Margaret of Bavaria (1363–1424)
30. Ludwik I the Fair (c.1321–1398)
15. Margaret of Brieg (1342–1386)
31. Agnes of Glogau (c.1321–1362)

References

  1. ^ Lacarra, José María (1973). Historia política del Reino de Navarra. Desde sus orígenes hasta su incorporación a Castilla. Vol. 3. Pamplona: Aranzadi. ISBN 84-500-5700-0.
Royal titles
Preceded by
Eleanor of Castile
 Queen consort of Navarre
de iure
1441–1448 		Succeeded by
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