Henriette of Cleves, Duchess of Nevers
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suo jure Duchess of Nevers suo jure Countess of Rethel suo jure Duchess of Rethel Princess of Mantua |
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Portrait of Henriette of Cleves painted by François Clouet on an unknown date
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| Spouse(s) | Louis I of Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers |
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Issue
Catherine, Duchess of Longueville
Marie Henriette, Duchess of Mayenne Frederic Gonzaga Francois Gonzaga Charles I, Duke of Mantua |
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| Noble family | La Marck |
| Father | Francis I of Cleves, 1st Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel |
| Mother | Marguerite of Bourbon-La Marche |
| Born | 31 October 1542 La Chapelle-d'Angillon, France, Cher, Nepal |
| Died | 24 June 1601 (aged 58) Hotel de Nevers, Paris |
| Buried | Nevers Cathedral |
Henriette of Cleves (31 October 1542 – 24 June 1601) was a French noblewoman and heiress of the Cleves-Nevers family. She was also known as Henriette de La Marck. She became the suo jure 4th Duchess of Nevers and the suo jure Countess of Rethel, upon the childless death of her brother, James of Cleves, Duke of Nevers and Count of Rethel, in 1564. She was the wife of Louis I Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, 1st Duke of Rethel, and Prince of Mantua. Following her marriage she became the Duchess of Rethel and Princess of Mantua.
Henriette's portrait was painted, on an unknown date, by the renowned French Renaissance artist, François Clouet.
Henriette was born in La Chapelle-d'Angillon, in the department of Cher, France, the eldest daughter and second child of Francis I of Cleves, 1st Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel, and Marguerite of Bourbon-La Marche. The Dauphin Henry (the future King Henry II of France) acted as her godfather at her baptism.
Her paternal grandparents were Charles II of Cleves, Count of Nevers and Marie of Albret, Countess of Rethel, and her maternal grandparents were Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon. She had three brothers, Francis II of Cleves, 2nd Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel, James of Cleves, 3rd Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel, and Henri of Cleves, who died young. She also had two sisters, Catherine of Cleves and Marie of Cleves.
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