Mathilde of Hesse | |
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Spouse(s) | John II, Duke of Cleves |
Noble family | Hesse |
Father | Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse |
Mother | Anna of Katzenelnbogen |
Born |
Blankenstein |
4 July 1473
Died | 19 February 1505 Cologne |
(aged 31)
Mathilde of Hesse (4 July 1473 in Blankenstein – 19 February 1505 in Cologne) was the daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse (1441-1483) and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen (1443-1494).
She married on 3 November 1489 in Soest to John II, Duke of Cleves, nicknamed "the Babymaker" (1458-1521). He was son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers. John and Mathilde had three children: