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Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393 – 30 October 1466) was the second child of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, and an elder sister of Philip the Good. Born in Dijon, she became the second wife of Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406. He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417.
Mary of Burgundy (French: Marie de Bourgogne; Dutch: Maria van Bourgondië; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled a collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of Namur, Holland, Hainaut and other territories, from 1477 ...
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Mary was the duchess of Burgundy (1477–82), daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy. Her crucial marriage to the archduke Maximilian (later Maximilian I), son of the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand III, resulted in Habsburg control of the Netherlands.
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Mary of Burgundy (c. 1400–1463) Duchess of Cleves . Born around 1400; died in 1463; daughter of Margaret of Bavaria (d. 1424) and John the Fearless (1371–1419), duke of Burgundy (r. 1404–1419); sister of Anne Valois (c. 1405–1432), duchess of Bedford, Agnes of Burgundy (d. 1476), Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy (r. 1419–1467), and ...
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393 – 30 October 1466) was the second child of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, and an elder sister of Philip the Good. Born in Dijon, she became the second wife of Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406. He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417.
Feb 17, 2019 · Heritage Images/Getty Images / Getty Images. By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on February 17, 2019. Known for: signing "the Great Privilege" and, by her marriage, bringing her dominions under Habsburg control. Dates: February 13, 1457 - March 27, 1482. About Mary of Burgundy.
Mary of Burgundy. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 953. Mary, duchess of Burgundy (1457–1482), was the first wife of Emperor Maximilian I, whom she married in 1477. She wears a tall Burgundian hennin, or steeple headdress, characteristic of 1470s fashion.
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