| Philippa of Guelders | |
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| Effigy of Philippa | |
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| Tenure | 1 September 1485 - 10 December 1508 |
| Spouse | René II, Duke of Lorraine |
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| Antoine, Duke of Lorraine Claude, Duke of Guise John, Cardinal of Lorraine Louis, Count of Vaudémont |
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| House | House of Egmond House of Vaudémont |
| Father | Adolf of Egmond |
| Mother | Catharine of Bourbon |
| Born | 9 November 1467 Grave |
| Died | 28 February 1547 (aged 79) Convent of Poor Clares of Pont-à-Mousson |
| Burial | Cordeliers Convent, Nancy |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Philippa of Guelders (9 November 1467 - 28 February 1547[1]), was the daughter of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon.[2]
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Philippa was the twin sister of Charles, Duke of Guelders; they were born at Grave, Netherlands, and were their parents' only children. Their mother was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and his wife, Agnes of Burgundy.
Philippa's paternal grandparents were Arnold, Duke of Gelderland, and Catherine of Cleves. Catherine was the daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, and his second wife, Marie of Burgundy.
Her aunt was Mary of Guelders, queen and regent of Scotland.
To strengthen the ties between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Lorraine, Philippa was chosen as the bride of René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451–1508). The marriage took place in Orléans on 1 September 1485.
After the death of her husband Philippa tried to assume the regency of the duchy in the name of her son Antonio, who was only 9 years old, but it was decided that the child was old enough to reign alone.
On 13 June 1509 she redeemed the lordship of Mayenne from Margaret of Vaudémont, Duchess of Alençon. She retired to the convent Clarisse to Pont-à-Mousson on 15 December 1519 where she remained until his death.
While at the convent she commanded a magnificent altarpiece for the congregation, it remained there until his death. Her twin brother Charles, Duke of Gelderland, died on 30 June 1538, without legitimate offspring. Philippa claimed the duchies of Gelderland and Jülich but Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, seized the duchies. She sent the claim to the two duchies to her son Anthony, who added it to his Coat of Arms.
Philippa died at the Convent of Poor Clares of Pont-à-Mousson on 28 February 1547, aged seventy nine. She outlived nine of her eleven children and was alive at the time of birth of some great-grandchildren, living to see the birth of her grandson Francis I, Duke of Lorraine's children and her great-granddaughter, Mary, Queen of Scots.
Philippa and René had the following children:
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Philippa of Guelders
Born: 9 November 1467 Died: 28 February 1547 |
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| Preceded by Joan, Countess of Tancarville |
Duchess consort of Lorraine 1485-1508 |
Succeeded by Renée of Bourbon |