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Henriette of Cleves (31 October 1542〔http://thePeerage.com person page 4301〕 – 24 June 1601) was a French noblewoman and heiress of the Cleves-Nevers family. She was also known as Henriette de La Marck. She became the "suo jure" 4th Duchess of Nevers〔http://thePeerage.com〕 and the "suo jure" Countess of Rethel, upon the childless death of her brother, James of Cleves, Duke of Nevers and Count of Rethel, in 1564. She was the wife of Louis I Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, 1st Duke of Rethel, and Prince of Mantua. Following her marriage she became the Duchess of Rethel and Princess of Mantua. Henriette's portrait was painted, on an unknown date, by the renowned French Renaissance artist, François Clouet. == Family == Henriette was born in La Chapelle-d'Angillon, in the department of Cher, France, the eldest daughter and second child of Francis I of Cleves, 1st Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel, and Marguerite of Bourbon-La Marche. The Dauphin Henry (the future King Henry II of France) acted as her godfather at her baptism. Her paternal grandparents were Charles II of Cleves, Count of Nevers and Marie of Albret, Countess of Rethel, and her maternal grandparents were Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon. She had three brothers, Francis II of Cleves, 2nd Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel, James of Cleves, 3rd Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel, and Henri of Cleves, who died young. She also had two sisters, Catherine of Cleves and Marie of Cleves. In 1564, upon the childless death of her brother, James, Henriette became the ''suo jure'' 4th Duchess of Nevers, and Countess of Rethel. Her eldest brother Francis had died in 1562, without leaving heirs. Henriette had been left with enormous debts from her late father and brothers, but she managed to bring the financial situation back in order and became one of the chief creditors in the kingdom.〔''France Heads and Substates and Heads of the Kingdom'', http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/France-substates-heads.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henriette of Cleves」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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