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251:, which made the position of Marie Eleonore more difficult at the Ducal court of Königsberg. In 1591, she returned with her daughters to Jülich, where she remained until 1592. She arranged the marriage of her daughters to German princes to avoid them being married by the Regency Council to Polish suitors, and by the marriage alliances she arranged, she ensured that the Duchy of Jülich would pass to Brandenburg after the death of her brother.
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While her father was a Roman
Catholic, Marie Eleonore displayed firm Lutheran sympathies early on. Her father was afraid that she would influence her younger sisters with her religious views, and therefore wished to have her married to someone of her own religious convictions as soon as possible in
1397:
R. Scheller, Die Frau am preuß. Herzogshof (1550–1625), 1966 (L, P); Land im
Mittelpunkt d. Mächte, Die Herzogtümer Jülich-Kleve-Berg, 1984 (zugleich Ausst.kat. Kleve 1984, Düsseldorf 1985, dort bes. H. Preuß, Pol. Heiraten in Jülich-Kleve-Berg, S. 133-46,
1387:
R. Scheller, Die Frau am preuß. Herzogshof (1550–1625), 1966 (L, P); Land im
Mittelpunkt d. Mächte, Die Herzogtümer Jülich-Kleve-Berg, 1984 (zugleich Ausst.kat. Kleve 1984, Düsseldorf 1985, dort bes. H. Preuß, Pol. Heiraten in Jülich-Kleve-Berg, S. 133-46,
1377:
R. Scheller, Die Frau am preuß. Herzogshof (1550–1625), 1966 (L, P); Land im
Mittelpunkt d. Mächte, Die Herzogtümer Jülich-Kleve-Berg, 1984 (zugleich Ausst.kat. Kleve 1984, Düsseldorf 1985, dort bes. H. Preuß, Pol. Heiraten in Jülich-Kleve-Berg, S. 133-46,
1367:
R. Scheller, Die Frau am preuß. Herzogshof (1550–1625), 1966 (L, P); Land im
Mittelpunkt d. Mächte, Die Herzogtümer Jülich-Kleve-Berg, 1984 (zugleich Ausst.kat. Kleve 1984, Düsseldorf 1985, dort bes. H. Preuß, Pol. Heiraten in Jülich-Kleve-Berg, S. 133-46,
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order to remove her from his domains, and thus considered grooms for his daughter that he would not otherwise have considered.
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In 1577, her mentally ill spouse was placed under the regency of his cousin
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Duke
Wilhelm Frederick of Prussia (23 June 1585 – 18 January 1586).
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Duke Albert
Frederick of Prussia (1 June 1580 – 8 October 1580).
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Dorothea Sophie of
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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Elisabeth
Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
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300:(22 August 1583 – 31 March/9 April 1607); married
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249:George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
313:(31 December 1586 – 22 February 1659); married
273:(23 January 1579 – 21 February 1649); married
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8:
1516:Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen
735:Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
286:(31 March 1582 – 4 December 1610); married
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29:
20:
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130:Marie, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
263:(3 July 1576 – 30 August 1625); married
222:John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
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1607:Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
1299:Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale
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188:(16 June 1550 – 1 June 1608) was the
7:
1143:Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
311:Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia
1582:Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
570:William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
198:William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
168:William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
140:Eleonore, Electress of Brandenburg
14:
238:Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
194:Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
98:Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
1441:Anna Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1239:Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale
1176:Elisabeth of Austria (1436–1505)
864:Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
611:Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg
315:John George I, Elector of Saxony
186:Duchess Marie Eleonore of Cleves
1652:People from the Duchy of Cleves
1597:Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
951:Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
638:William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg
214:Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
109:
1602:Victoria of the United Kingdom
1587:Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
196:. She was the eldest child of
1:
1592:Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
143:Wilhelm Frederick of Prussia
48:14 October 1573 - 1 June 1608
178:Archduchess Maria of Austria
133:Albert Frederick of Prussia
1562:Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
1546:Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
1202:Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
298:Duchess Eleonore of Prussia
218:Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
1688:
1572:Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
1536:Louise Henriette of Nassau
1448:Duchess consort of Prussia
1212:
1093:
1085:
961:
841:
837:
708:
588:
580:
456:
346:
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39:Duchess consort of Prussia
18:Duchess consort of Prussia
1662:Queens consort of Prussia
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1432:
1409:Marie Eleonore of Cleves
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1619:Electress of Brandenburg
1521:Marie Eleonore of Cleves
822:Marie Eleonore of Cleves
671:Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg
446:John III, Duke of Cleves
284:Duchess Sofie of Prussia
271:Duchess Marie of Prussia
1497:Prussian royal consorts
1458:Duchess Anna of Prussia
386:John II, Duke of Cleves
988:Ferdinand II of Aragon
762:Sibylle of Brandenburg
543:Anna of Katzenelnbogen
359:John I, Duke of Cleves
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24:Duchess Marie Eleonore
1048:Isabella I of Castile
230:
1667:Duchesses of Prussia
1266:Anne of Foix-Candale
1116:Casimir IV Jagiellon
698:Maria of Jülich-Berg
231:Marie and her mother
1511:Dorothea of Denmark
891:Philip I of Castile
419:Elizabeth of Nevers
1437:Title last held by
673:(before 1428–1473)
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190:Duchess of Prussia
1672:House of La Marck
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1636:Categories
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1355:References
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63:1550-06-16
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