Quem se casou com Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing?
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria se casou com Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing em . Albert I, Duke of Bavaria tinha 57 anos no dia do casamento (57 anos, 8 meses e 5 dias).
Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing
Margaret of Cleves (c. 1375–14 May 1411) was a German noblewoman. A daughter of Adolph III, Count of Mark and Margaret of Jülich (making her sister to Adolph I), in 1394 she became the second wife of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria. Albert's first wife Margaret of Brieg, with whom he had seven children, had died in 1386.
Margaret of Cleves and Albert did not have any children. The couple held court in The Hague. Margaret is well known for her contributions as patron of the arts - especially for the renowned Book of Hours, the Hours of Margaret of Cleves.
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Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
Albrecht I. von Bayern (* 25. Juli 1336 in München, Herzogtum Bayern; † 16. Dezember 1404 in Den Haag) war ein Mitglied der Herrscherfamilie der Wittelsbacher. Er war Herzog von Bayern-Straubing, Graf von Holland, Zeeland und Hennegau sowie Herr von Friesland. Albrecht organisierte 1385 die Doppelhochzeit von Cambrai, an der mehr als 20.000 Gäste teilnahmen.
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