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Amalia of Cleves
b.17 Oct 1517 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
d.Mar 1586 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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m. 1 Oct 1510
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Amalia of Cleves (; 17 October 1517, Düsseldorf – 1 March 1586, Düsseldorf), sometimes spelled as Amelia, was a princess of the House of La Marck. The fourth and youngest child of John III, Duke of Cleves, and his wife Maria of Jülich-Berg, Amalia was born shortly after the birth of her brother William, a future Duke. Amalia and her siblings had a grand lineage. She was descended from the kings of England and France and was closely related to Louis XII of France and the Duke of Burgundy.[1]
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