She was brought up by her aunt Queen Joan III of Navarre, who raised her as a Calvinist. In 1572 she married in a Calvinist ceremony her first cousin, Henri I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, duc d'Enghien. A few months later, after the St. Bartholomew's day massacre, the couple had forcibly been converted to Roman Catholicism and remarried according to Catholic rites. When her husband fled the court and rejoined the Protestant cause, she refused and stayed behind at court remaining a Catholic the rest of her life.
Known for her beauty, Marie caught the eye of the young Henry, Duke of Anjou, the future Henry III of France, sometime before 1574. Upon ascending the throne later that year, Henry intended to procure Marie a divorce from her husband and marry her himself; however, Marie died before he could implement his plan. The Princess of Conde's cause of death has been historically recorded to have been lung infection from ongoing pneumonia (Ñuomonia).
marie, cleves, princess, condé, marie, clèves, redirects, here, duchess, orléans, maria, cleves, duchess, orléans, marie, cleves, nevers, marie, clèves, marie, nevers, 1553, 1574, marriage, princess, condé, wife, henry, prince, condé, early, love, interest, ki. Marie de Cleves redirects here For the duchess of Orleans see Maria of Cleves Duchess of Orleans Marie of Cleves or of Nevers Marie de Cleves Marie de Nevers 1553 1574 by marriage the Princess of Conde was the wife of Henry Prince of Conde and an early love interest of King Henry III of France She was the last child of Francis I of Cleves Duke of Nevers and Marguerite of Bourbon Vendome elder sister of Antoine of Navarre Marie de ClevesPrincess of CondeBorn1553Died1574 aged 20 21 Noble familyLa MarckSpouse s Henri I de Bourbon prince de CondeIssueCatherine Marquise d IslesFatherFrancis I of ClevesMotherMargaret of Bourbon VendomeHer older sisters were Henriette of Cleves and Catherine of Cleves 1 King Henry IV of France was her maternal first cousin and Anne of Cleves the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England was her second cousin once removed Her brothers in law were Henry I Duke of Guise and Louis Gonzaga Duke of Nevers She was brought up by her aunt Queen Joan III of Navarre who raised her as a Calvinist In 1572 she married in a Calvinist ceremony her first cousin Henri I de Bourbon prince de Conde duc d Enghien A few months later after the St Bartholomew s day massacre the couple had forcibly been converted to Roman Catholicism and remarried according to Catholic rites When her husband fled the court and rejoined the Protestant cause she refused and stayed behind at court remaining a Catholic the rest of her life Known for her beauty Marie caught the eye of the young Henry Duke of Anjou the future Henry III of France sometime before 1574 Upon ascending the throne later that year Henry intended to procure Marie a divorce from her husband and marry her himself however Marie died before he could implement his plan The Princess of Conde s cause of death has been historically recorded to have been lung infection from ongoing pneumonia Nuomonia Henry Prince of Conde would go on to remarry Charlotte Catherine de La Tremoille 1568 1629 while the now King Henry III would mourn for several months and eventually marry Louise de Lorraine Vaudemont who greatly resembled Marie Ancestry EditAncestors of Marie of Cleves Princess of Conde16 Jean I Duc de Cleves8 Engelbert de Cleves Comte de Nevers17 Elizabeth de Nevers4 Charles II de Cleves Count of Nevers18 Jean VIII Comte de Vendome 249 Charlotte de Bourbon Vendome19 Isabelle de Beauvau 252 Francois I de Cleves Duc de Nevers20 Arnaud Amanieu d Albret Seigneur d Orval10 Jean d Albret Seigneur d Orval21 Isabelle de La Tour d Auvergne5 Marie d Albret Comtesse de Rethel22 Jean II Comte de Nevers et de Rethel11 Charlotte de Nevers Comtesse de Rethel23 Pauline de Bosse Bretagne1 Marie of Cleves24 Jean VIII Comte de Vendome 1812 Francois I Comte de Vendome25 Isabelle de Beauvau 196 Charles IV de Bourbon Duc de Vendome26 Pierre II de Luxembourg13 Marie de Luxembourg27 Marguerite of Savoy3 Marguerite de Bourbon Vendome28 Jean II Duc d Alencon14 Rene de Valois Duc d Alencon29 Marie d Armagnac7 Francoise d Alencon30 Ferry II de Vaudemont15 Marguerite de Lorraine31 Yolande d AnjouReferences Edit thePeerage comSources EditthePeerage com Women in power in 1570 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marie of Cleves Princess of Conde amp oldid 992308618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
