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After the wedding, she meets the dashing Duke de Nemours. The two fall in love, yet do nothing to pursue their affections, limiting their contact to an occasional visit in the now-Princess of Clèves's salon.
Princess of Cleves makes no secret that she loves the Duke, but refuses to marry him. She believes the Duke to be guilty of the death of her husband, and firmly believes that a marriage with him is contrary to her duty. Princess of Cleves goes to her distant tenure, and gets seriously ill.
Soon after, Monsieur de Nemours, considered the most eligible bachelor at court, returns from his ongoing courtship of the English Queen. He and Mlle de Chartres have an instant attraction to one another, yet her wedding to M. de Clèves goes as planned.
Some months after her husband’s death, the duke de Nemours prevails upon the princess’s uncle, the vidame de Chartres, to intercede for him with the princess.
After John's death, Anne's brother William became Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, bearing the promising epithet "The Rich". In 1526, her elder sister Sibylle was married to John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany and considered the "Champion of the Reformation."
At the time, the Prince of Clèves is satisfied with unrequited love, hoping that someday their affection will be mutual, but as he becomes aware of his wife’s feelings for Nemours, the challenge...
Mar 15, 2024 · Unfortunately, there was no feasible solution to call off the marriage that wouldn’t subsequently offend Anne’s brother, the Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and inspire thoughts of retaliation through war — exactly what was being avoided with Anne and Henry’s wedding in the first place.
