Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein (1425–1492) was the youngest son of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, and of his wife Marie of Burgundy, a sister of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
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Marriage and issue
Philip the Good of Burgundy and his wife, Isabel of Portugal, decided to arrange the marriage of their nephew Adolph, who became engaged to infanta Beatrice of Coimbra, daughter of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.
Beatrice had taken refuge in Burgundy, under her aunt's protection, following the defeat of her father's army in the Battle of Alfarrobeira in Portugal in 1449.
Adolph and Beatrice were married on 13 May 1453 and they subsequently had two children:
Philip of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein; and
Louise of Cleves (who died at a young age).
Following Beatrice's death, Adolph married his cousin Anne of Burgundy, a natural daughter of duke Philip the Good and governess of Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy.
In 1463, Adolph inherited Wijnendale Castle, where in 1482 Mary of Burgundy would fall from her horse suffering fatal injuries. This accident would have major implications for the history of the Low Countries.