Elizabeth of Nevers

Elizabeth of Nevers
Drawing of the grave of Elizabeth of Nevers and her husband John I of Cleves
Bornafter 24 August 1439
Nevers
Died(1483-06-21)21 June 1483
Noble familyValois-Burgundy-Nevers
Spouse(s)John I, Duke of Cleves
FatherJohn II, Count of Nevers
MotherJacqueline d'Ailly

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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