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Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (also Anna van de Aldekerk) (* 1557 in Aldekerk; † 1613 ibid), is a member of the originally Cleves family Op den Graeff. The morganatic descent and relationship to the De La Mark (Von der Mark), Dukes of Cleves, claimed by their descendants, is not historically proven.

Biography
Anna's alleged father Herman op den Graeff, called van de Aldekerk (detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)
Anna's alleged mother, Princess Amalia of Cleves; according to obscure sources, morganatically married to Herman op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (* 1520); (Detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)

Anna's life dates are based on a family tradition that cannot be proven genealogically. Herman op den Graeff van de Aldekerk is given as Anna's father. Nothing is known about her mother; unreliable sources give her as Amalia, Princess of Cleves, sister of the english queen Anna of Cleves. Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk was a nun in the Woestenraedt monastery (also Aldekerk Kloster West), who, according to dubious sources, had a liaison with Johan Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Kleve-Berg. It is said: He possibly had a son, Herman op den Graeff (b. 26 November 1585) from an unproven morganatic marriage with Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (b. 1565, m. 1585, d. 1616). According to this and various other statements, Anna had two sons who took over their mother's family name, and allegedly founded the female line of the Op den Graeff.

Anna of Cleves and her nephew Johan Wilhelm of Cleves. According to obscure family sources, Anna of Cleves was Anna's aunt and Johan Wilhelm of Cleves was the father of Anna's two sons (detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)
Abraham op den Graeff (* 1583), unknown if he has descendants
Herman op den Graeff (1585-1642), mennonite "Herren-Bischof von Krefeld" (lord bishop of Krefeld)

Anna was buried in her Aldekerk monastery.

References

Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, Bände 7-12, S. 15ff und 53ff, Links Genealogy Publications, 1990

Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister', von Heather R. Darsie (2019)

Genealogie Amalia von Kleve

Gelre and Kleve See under Duke William of Gelre (House van Kleve)- children

"Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister'", von Heather R. Darsie, 2019

Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, Bände 7-12, S. 53, Links Genealogy Publications, 1990.. Hence, Herman op den Graff (Lord - Man of the Count) is the morganatic or natural son (excluded from the feudal succession) of John William de la Marck van Altena of Cleves (1562-1609)..

Herman op den. About Herman (Isacks) op den Graeff

Anna VAN_ALDERKERK

< Herman Isaacs OP_DEN_GRAEFF

birt: 26 Nov 1585

plac: Alderkerk,Muir,,Germany

deat: 27 Dec 1642

plac: Krefeld,,Nordrhein Westfalen,Germany

marr: 16 Aug 1605

plac: Alderkerk,,Muir,Germany

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Anna VAN_ALDERKERK

birt:

deat: SEENOTES 1616

http://www.elvenminstrel.com/family/genealogy/fullged/g114.html

Johann Wilhelm Count_of ALTENA

marr: 1584

birt: 28 May 1562

deat: 25 Mar 1609

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Notes:

NAME-(variations): Anna van Aldekerk (Dutch), Anne de Aldekerk (French), or Anna Altenkirchen (German)

PLAC of humble birth DATE 2 JUL 2000

From KK cu000164: Kel CUNARD

G. W. Miller 1991, "Reconstructing the Op Den Graff windows of 1630 A.D. to fit the Lohengrin Genealogy of the House of Cleves," Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, vol. 8, #1, pp. 9-28. Anna van Aldekerk (Dutch), Anne de Aldekerk (French), or Anna Altenkirchen (German), a woman associated with the village, church or cloister of Aldekerk (possibly a former nun). Either died in childbirth of possibly living in 1616 when four noble-born nuns (three sisters von Brackel and sister Gudula von Arfft) were living in the home of Herman op den Graff in Krefeld. Aldekerk was under the jurisdiction of either the County of Geldern or the County of Altena. G. W. Miller 1996, "The Transfiguration of the Windows," Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, vol. 13, #2, pp. 51-67. Sister Gudula van Arkel aan de Aldekerk. Believed to be buried at the Cloister of Aldekerk.

Anna Van Aldekerk

   * Born: 1557, Aldekirk, Muir, Germany

* Marriage: Johan Wilhelm De La Marck in 1585 in Aldekirk, Muir, Germany
* Died: 1616 at age 59
Anna Van Aldekerk

Anna married Johan Wilhelm De La Marck, son of Wilheln V Von Cleves and Maria Von Habsburg, in 1585 in Aldekirk, Muir, Germany. (Johan Wilhelm De La Marck was born in 1562 in Germany and died on 25 Mar 1609 in Germany.)

Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (also Anna van de Aldekerk) (* 1557 in Aldekerk; † 1613 ibid), is a member of the originally Cleves family Op den Graeff. The morganatic descent and relationship to the De La Mark (Von der Mark), Dukes of Cleves, claimed by their descendants, is not historically proven.

Biography
Anna's alleged father Herman op den Graeff, called van de Aldekerk (detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)
Anna's alleged mother, Princess Amalia of Cleves; according to obscure sources, morganatically married to Herman op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (* 1520); (Detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)

Anna's life dates are based on a family tradition that cannot be proven genealogically. Herman op den Graeff van de Aldekerk is given as Anna's father. Nothing is known about her mother; unreliable sources give her as Amalia, Princess of Cleves, sister of the english queen Anna of Cleves. Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk was a nun in the Woestenraedt monastery (also Aldekerk Kloster West), who, according to dubious sources, had a liaison with Johan Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Kleve-Berg. It is said: He possibly had a son, Herman op den Graeff (b. 26 November 1585) from an unproven morganatic marriage with Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (b. 1565, m. 1585, d. 1616). According to this and various other statements, Anna had two sons who took over their mother's family name, and allegedly founded the female line of the Op den Graeff.

Anna of Cleves and her nephew Johan Wilhelm of Cleves. According to obscure family sources, Anna of Cleves was Anna's aunt and Johan Wilhelm of Cleves was the father of Anna's two sons (detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)
Abraham op den Graeff (* 1583), unknown if he has descendants
Herman op den Graeff (1585-1642), mennonite "Herren-Bischof von Krefeld" (lord bishop of Krefeld)

Anna was buried in her Aldekerk monastery.

References

Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, Bände 7-12, S. 15ff und 53ff, Links Genealogy Publications, 1990

Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister', von Heather R. Darsie (2019)

Genealogie Amalia von Kleve

Gelre and Kleve See under Duke William of Gelre (House van Kleve)- children

"Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister'", von Heather R. Darsie, 2019

Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, Bände 7-12, S. 53, Links Genealogy Publications, 1990.. Hence, Herman op den Graff (Lord - Man of the Count) is the morganatic or natural son (excluded from the feudal succession) of John William de la Marck van Altena of Cleves (1562-1609)..

Herman op den. About Herman (Isacks) op den Graeff

https://nobility.fandom.com/wiki/Anna_op_den_Graeff_van_de_Aldekerk

Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (also Anna van de Aldekerk) (* 1557 in Aldekerk; † 1613 ibid), is a member of the originally Cleves family Op den Graeff. The morganatic descent and relationship to the De La Mark (Von der Mark), Dukes of Cleves, claimed by their descendants, is not historically proven.

Biography
Anna's alleged father Herman op den Graeff, called van de Aldekerk (detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)
Anna's alleged mother, Princess Amalia of Cleves; according to obscure sources, morganatically married to Herman op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (* 1520); (Detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)

Anna's life dates are based on a family tradition that cannot be proven genealogically. Herman op den Graeff van de Aldekerk is given as Anna's father. Nothing is known about her mother; unreliable sources give her as Amalia, Princess of Cleves, sister of the english queen Anna of Cleves. Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk was a nun in the Woestenraedt monastery (also Aldekerk Kloster West), who, according to dubious sources, had a liaison with Johan Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Kleve-Berg. It is said: He possibly had a son, Herman op den Graeff (b. 26 November 1585) from an unproven morganatic marriage with Anna op den Graeff van de Aldekerk (b. 1565, m. 1585, d. 1616). According to this and various other statements, Anna had two sons who took over their mother's family name, and allegedly founded the female line of the Op den Graeff.

Anna of Cleves and her nephew Johan Wilhelm of Cleves. According to obscure family sources, Anna of Cleves was Anna's aunt and Johan Wilhelm of Cleves was the father of Anna's two sons (detail from a painting by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2007)
Abraham op den Graeff (* 1583), unknown if he has descendants
Herman op den Graeff (1585-1642), mennonite "Herren-Bischof von Krefeld" (lord bishop of Krefeld)

Anna was buried in her Aldekerk monastery.

References

Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, Bände 7-12, S. 15ff und 53ff, Links Genealogy Publications, 1990

Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister', von Heather R. Darsie (2019)

Genealogie Amalia von Kleve

Gelre and Kleve See under Duke William of Gelre (House van Kleve)- children

"Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's 'Beloved Sister'", von Heather R. Darsie, 2019

Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants, Bände 7-12, S. 53, Links Genealogy Publications, 1990.. Hence, Herman op den Graff (Lord - Man of the Count) is the morganatic or natural son (excluded from the feudal succession) of John William de la Marck van Altena of Cleves (1562-1609)..

Herman op den. About Herman (Isacks) op den Graeff