Elizabeth of Nevers
Elizabeth of Nevers | |
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Drawing of the grave of Elizabeth of Nevers and her husband John I of Cleves | |
| Born | after 24 August 1439 Nevers |
| Died | 21 June 1483 |
| Noble family | Valois-Burgundy-Nevers |
| Spouse | John I, Duke of Cleves |
| Issue Detail | John II, Duke of Cleves Engelbert, Count of Nevers Philip of Cleves (Bishop) |
| Father | John II, Count of Nevers |
| Mother | Jacqueline d'Ailly |
Elizabeth of Nevers (born: after 24 August 1439 in Nevers; died: 21 June 1483) was Duchess of Cleves from 1455 until her death, due to her marriage with John I of Cleves-Mark. She acted as regent of the Duchy of Cleves during the absence of her spouse in 1477.
She was the matriarch of the house of Cleves-Nevers, and thus the Cleves line of the Counts and dukes of Nevers. Because the territory was part of her inheritance, it fell to her son Engelbert after her death.