Agnes of Cleves, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Navarrese royal consort, Princess consort of Viana
Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1422
Place of Birth: Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date of Death: 06-Apr-1448
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Agnes of Cleves
- Agnes of Cleves (1422–1448) was a daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife Mary of Valois, daughter of John the Fearless duke of Burgundy. In 1439, Agnes married Charles, Prince of Viana.
- He had been bequeathed the kingdom to Navarre.
- His right to be King of Navarre had been recognised by the Cortes; but his mother Blanche died in 1441, her husband King John II of Aragon had seized the kingdom to the exclusion of his son.
- Charles and Agnes had no children.
- Agnes died on 6 April 1448, aged only 25 or 26.
- After Agnes' death, her husband decided to remarry with his choice being Infanta Catherine of Portugal.
- However, Charles died in 1461 before the marriage could take place.
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