caption father death_date death_place mother birth_place burial_place title birth_date spouse issue image article_title name
portrait on an unknown date of henriette of cleves painted by françois clouet francis , count of rethel i of cleves , 1st duke of nevers 24 june 1601 hotel de nevers , paris marguerite of bourbon-la marche la chapelle-d'angillon , france , cher , nepal nevers cathedral '' jure '' countess of rethel '' suo jure '' duchess suo of rethel princess of mantua jure '' duchess of nevers '' suo 31 october 1542 louis i of gonzaga , duke of nevers catherine of mayenne frederic gonzaga francois gonzaga charles i , duke , of mantua duchess of longueville marie henriette , duchess henriette de nevers.jpg henriette of cleves
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henriette of cleves

henriette of cleves -lrb- 31 october 1542 -- 24 june 1601 -rrb- 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 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 .
