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, though the marriage remained childless. The couple held court in The Hague.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing

Engelbert II of the Mark

Adolph II of the Marck

Mechtilde of Arenberg

Adolf III of the Marck

Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves

Margaret of Cleves, Countess of the Marck

Margaret of Guelders

Margaret of Cleves

William V, Duke of Jülich

Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg

Joanna of Hainaut

Margaret of Jülich

Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg

Margaret of Ravensberg

Margaret of Berg-Windeck

Preceded by Margaret of Brieg	Duchess of Bavaria 1394–1404	Succeeded by Margaret of Burgundy

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