Irmgard of Cleves

Irmgard of Cleves
Born	c. 1307 Kleve
Died	(1362-08-06)6 August 1362
Noble family	House of Cleves
Spouse(s)	John IV, Lord of Arkel
Father	Otto, Count of Cleves
Mother	Mechteld von Virneburg

Irmgard of Cleves (also known as Irmengard von Kleve) (1307-1362 CE) was the wife of John IV, Lord of Arkel.[1] Born in 1307, she was the only daughter of Otto, Count of Cleves and his wife, Mechteld von Virneburg.[2] Her father, Count Otto died shortly after her birth.

Marriage and issue

In 1327, Irmgard married John IV, Lord of Arkel, the son of John III, Lord of Arkel and his wife, Mabelia of Voorne.[3] The marriage of Irmgard and John brought a lot of prestige for the van Arkel family.

John and Irmgard had four children:

• Matilda (b. 1330- d. 1381), married William VI of Horne, Lord of Altena
• John (b. 1332 - d. 1352)
• Otto (b. 1332/1334 -d. 1396), married Elisabeth de Bar de Pierremont
• Elisabeth (b. 1335- d.1407), married Borre of Haamstede

References

1. Zuidervaart, Huibert (2013). Ridders, priesters en predikanten in Schelluinen: De geschiedenis van een Commanderij van de Ridderlijke Duitsche Orde, Balije van Utrecht (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Verloren. ISBN 978-90-8704-389-6.
2. De Nederlandsche leeuw (in Dutch). 2000.
3. Ramaer, Johan Christoffel (1899). Geographische geschiedenis van Holland bezuiden de Lek en Nieuwe Maas in de Middeleeuwen (in Dutch). Müller.