Maria Eleanora (1550–1608)

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Maria Eleanora (1550–1608)

Duchess of Prussia . Name variations: Marie Eleonore of Jülich-Cleves; Marie Eleonore von Julich-Kleve. Born on June 15, 1550; died on May 23, 1608; daughter of Mary (1531–1581) and William V, duke of Cleves (r. 1539–1592); married Albert Frederick (b. 1553), duke of Prussia, on October 14, 1573; children: Anna of Prussia (1576–1625, who married John Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg); Marie Hohenzollern (1579–1649); Albert Frederick (b. 1580); Sophie Hohenzollern (1582–1610); Eleonore Hohenzollern (1583–1607); Wilhelm Friedrich (b. 1585); Magdalena Sybilla (1586–1659, who married John George, elector of Saxony).

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