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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.
Born in Brussels on February 13, 1457; died on March 27, 1482, at the Prinsenhof in Ghent; daughter of Charles the Bold, the last Valois duke of Burgundy (r. 1467–1477), and his second wife, Isabelle of Bourbon (d. 1465); became first wife of Maximilian I of the Habsburgs (1459–1519), archduke of Austria, and Holy Roman emperor (r. 1493–1519), i...
Mary of Burgundy, 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 until her death in 1482.
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 Margaret of Burgundy (d. 1441); married Adolphus also ...
Overview. Mary of Burgundy. (1457—1482) Quick Reference. (1457–82), Duchess of Burgundy, was the daughter and only child of Charles the Bold and Isabella of Bourbon. On the death of her father on 5 January 1477, Mary inherited ... From: Mary of Burgundy in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance »
Call for Papers. Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482), daughter of Charles the Bold and heir to the Burgundian States, has received relatively little scholarly attention from specialists. Despite an exhibition held at Beaune from November 2000 to February 2001 (Bruges à Beaune.
Articles. Mary, Duchess of Burgundy. By Susan Abernethy. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Mary was the heir of a far-ranging, wealthy and diverse realm and she was sometimes called Mary the Rich. Mary never expected a life of independence or personal happiness.
