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 John II, "The Babymaker", Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark, ( German: Johann II. "der Kindermacher", Herzog von Kleve, Graf von Mark) (13 April 1458 – 15 March 1521) was a son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. He ruled Cleve ...

and his wife,

Matilda of Hesse Mathilde of Hesse (4 July 1473 in Blankenstein – 19 February 1505 in Cologne) was a Landrave princess from birth and became the Duchess of Cleves and Countess of La Marck through her marriage to John II, Duke of Cleves in 1489 until her death. ...

. She had two legitimate siblings,

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

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 Philip III, Count of Waldeck (9 December 1486, at Waldeck Castle in Waldeck – 20 June 1539, in Bad Arolsen), was from 1524 to 1539 Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg. Life He was a son of Count Philip II of Waldeck-Eisenberg and his first wife, Cat ...

. Anna would go on to marry him in 1519, having four children: * Philip V (1519/20-1584) *

John I, Count of Waldeck-Landau Count John I 'the Pious' of Waldeck-Landau (1521 or 1522 – 9 April 1567), , was since 1539 Count of . He was the founder of the younger cadet branch of Waldeck-Landau. Biography Philip was born in 1521 or 1522 as the second son of Count ...

(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 1567 deaths 1495 births People from the Duchy of Cleves