Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans
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"Mary of Cleves" redirects here. For the princess of Condé, see Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé.
Marie of Cleves (19 September 1426 – 23 August 1487) was the third wife of Charles, Duke of Orléans. She was born a German princess, the last child of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife, Mary of Burgundy.
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Marie of Cleves | |
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Duchess of Orléans | |
Born | 19 September 1426 |
Died | 23 August 1487(1487-08-23) (aged 60) Chaunay |
Burial | Couvent des Célestins, Paris |
Spouse | |
Issue | Marie, Viscountess of Narbonne Louis XII of France Anne, Abbess of Fontevraud |
House | La Marck |
Father | Adolph I, Duke of Cleves |
Mother | Mary of Burgundy |
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Marie was a patron of letters and commissioned many works; she was also an active poet herself, producing ballads and other verses.[1] After the Duke's death she was secretly remarried in 1480 to one of her gentlemen of the chamber, the Artesian "Sieur de Rabodanges", who was some years her junior.[1][2] She died in Chaunay.