Anna Of Cleves (other)
Anna of Cleves may refer to: * Anna of Cleves (1495–1567), daughter of John II of Cleves, married to Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg * Anne of Cleves (1515–1557), daughter of John III of Cleves, married to Henry VIII of England * Anna of Cleves (1552–1632), daughter of William V of Cleves, married to Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg * Anna, Duchess of Cleves (1576–1625), daughter of Albert Frederick of Prussia, married to John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg See also * Ann Cleeves Ann Cleeves (born 24 October 1954) is a British mystery crime writer. She wrote the Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez, and Matthew Venn series, all three of which have been adapted into TV shows. In 2006 she won the Duncan Lawrie Dagger for her ...

Anna Of Cleves (1495–1567)
Anna of Cleves (1495-1567) was from 1524 to her husband's death in 1539 the Countess of Waldeck. Life Anna was born in 1495 to John II, Duke of Cleves and his wife, Matilda of Hesse. She had two legitimate siblings, John and Adolf. Her father was known for allegedly having 63 illegitimate children. From 1517-1519, Anna was imprisoned by her brother to stop her from marrying Philip III, Count of Waldeck. Anna would go on to marry him in 1519, having four children: * Philip V (1519/20-1584) * John I, Count of Waldeck-Landau (1521/22-1567) * Catherine (1523/24-1583) * Francis (1526-1574) Philip died in 1539. She would outlive him by 28 years. Anna's niece, Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (; 28 June or 22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the Wives of Henry VIII, fourth wife of Henry VIII. Little is known about Anne before 1527, ..., may have been named after her. References {{reflist ...
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Anne Of Cleves
Anne of Cleves (; 28 June or 22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the Wives of Henry VIII, fourth wife of Henry VIII. Little is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Francis, Duke of Bar, son and heir of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, although their marriage did not proceed. In March 1539, negotiations for Anne's marriage to Henry began. Henry believed he needed to form a political alliance with her brother, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, William, a leader of the Protestants of Western Germany, to strengthen his position against potential attacks from Catholic Kingdom of France, France and the Holy Roman Empire. Anne arrived in England in December 1539 and married Henry a week later, but the marriage was declared unconsummated after six months and Anne was not crowned queen consort. Following the annulment, Henry gave her a generous settleme ...
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Anna Of Cleves (1552–1632)
Anna of Cleves (1 March 1552, Cleves – 6 October 1632, Höchstädt an der Donau) was the daughter of Duke William V of Jülich-Berg and Maria of Austria. Marriage and issue She married on 27 September 1574 in Neuburg with Count Palatine Philip Louis of Neuburg. They had eight children: # Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg (18 August 1575 – 11 February 1643), married on 9 September 1591 to Frederick Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. #Dorothea Sabine (13 October 1576 – 12 December 1598). Her burial gown is one of the few complete women's garments from the sixteenth century to have survived and is preserved in the Bayerisches National Museum in Munich. #Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg (25 October 1578 – 20 March 1653), married: ## in 1613 Magdalene of Bavaria (1587–1628) ## in 1631 Countess Palatine Catharina Charlotte of Zweibrücken (1615–1651) ## in 1651 Countess Maria Francisca of Fürstenberg (1633–1702) #Otto Henry (28 October 1580 – 2 Mar ...
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Anna, Duchess Of Cleves
Duchess Anna of Prussia and Jülich-Cleves-Berg (3 July 1576 – 30 August 1625) was Electress consort of Brandenburg and Duchess consort of Prussia by marriage to John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg. She was the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, and Marie Eleonore of Cleves. Biography Early life She was born on 3 July 1576, as the eldest daughter of Albert Frederick and Maria Eleonora. Anna's father Albert Frederick had for many years suffered from mental disorders, and had by 1577 grown so unstable that he was placed under the regency of his cousin George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. He had twice tried to commit suicide and was prone to violent outbursts and a great fear of "Turks and Muscovites" overrunning Germany. This made the position of Marie Eleonore more difficult at the ducal court of Königsberg. In 1591, she returned with Anna and her other daughters to Jülich, where they remained until 1592. Marie Eleonore, a devout Lutheran, w ...
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