Philippa of Guelders

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Philippa of Guelders

Effigy of Philippa
Duchess of Lorraine
Tenure	1 September 1485 – 10 December 1508

Spouse	René II, Duke of Lorraine
Among others... Issue
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine Claude, Duke of Guise John, Cardinal of Lorraine Louis, Count of Vaudémont
House	House of Egmond House of Vaudémont
Father	Adolf of Egmond
Mother	Catharine of Bourbon
Born	(1467-11-09)9 November 1467 Grave
Died	28 February 1547(1547-02-28) (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]

Philippa was the twin sister of Charles, Duke of Guelders; they were born at Grave, Netherlands, and were their parents' only children. To strengthen the ties between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Lorraine, she 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 Anthony, 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 her 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 ceded 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, including Mary, Queen of Scots.

Children

Philippa and René had the following children:

Charles (b. 17 August 1486, Nancy), d. young
Francis (5 July 1487, Pont-à-Mousson) (died shortly after birth)
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (1489–1544)
Nicholas (9 April 1493, Nancy), d. young
Claude, Duke of Guise (1496–1550), first Duke of Guise
John, Cardinal of Lorraine and Bishop of Metz (1498–1550)
Louis, Count of Vaudémont (1500–1528)
Francis, Count of Lambesc (1506–1525)
Anne (19 December 1490, Bar-le-Duc – 1491)
Isabelle (2 November 1494, Lunéville – bef. 1508)
Claude and Catherine (twins) (24 November 1502, Bar-le-Duc), d. young

Ancestry

Ancestors of Philippa of Guelders

32. John I, Count of Egmond

16. Arnold I, Count of Egmond

33. Guida D'armstall

8. John II, Count of Egmond

34. Frederick VII, Count of Leiningen

17. Jolanthe of Leiningen

35. Yolande of Jülich

4. Arnold, Duke of Guelders

36. Otto, Count of Arkel

18. John V, Count of Arkel

37. Isabella of Bar-Pierrepont

9. Maria van Arkel

38. William II, Duke of Jülich

19. Joanna of Jülich

39. Marie of Guelders

2. Adolf II, Duke of Guelders

40. Adolph II, Count of Mark

20. Adolph III, Count of Mark

41. Margaret of Cleves

10. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves

42. Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg

21. Margaret of Jülich

43. Margaret of Ravensberg

5. Catherine of Cleves

44. Philip the Bold (= 28)

22. John the Fearless (= 14)

45. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (= 29)

11. Marie of Burgundy

46. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (= 30)

23. Margaret of Bavaria (= 15)

47. Margaret of Brieg (= 31)

1. Philippa of Guelders

48. Peter I, Duke of Bourbon

24. Louis II, Duke of Bourbon

49. Isabella of Valois

12. John I, Duke of Bourbon

50. Beraud II, Dauphin of Auvergne

25. Anna d'Auvergne

51. Jeanne de Forez

6. Charles I, Duke of Bourbon

52. John II of France

26. John, Duke of Berry

53. Bonne of Bohemia

13. Marie, Duchess of Auvergne

54. John I of Armagnac

27. Joanna of Armagnac

55. Beatrice of Clermont

3. Catharine of Bourbon

56. John II of France

28. Philip the Bold (= 44)

57. Bonne of Bohemia

14. John the Fearless (= 22)

58. Louis II of Flanders

29. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (= 45)

59. Margaret of Brabant

7. Agnes of Burgundy

60. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor

30. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (= 46)

61. Margaret II, Countess of Hainault

15. Margaret of Bavaria (= 23)

62. Louis I the Fair

31. Margaret of Brieg (= 47)

63. Agnes of Głogów

References

↑ royalfam.ged
↑ Philippa De Guelders

Philippa of Guelders House of Egmond Born: 9 November 1467 Died: 28 February 1547
Preceded by Joan, Countess of Tancarville	Duchess consort of Lorraine 1485–1508	Succeeded by Renée of Bourbon

Persondata
Name	Philippa of Guelders
Alternative names	Filippa van Gelre (Dutch)
Short description	Twin sister of Charles, Duke of Guelders; Duchess consort of Lorraine (1485-1508)
Date of birth	9 November 1467
Place of birth	Grave
Date of death	28 February 1547
Place of death	Convent of Poor Clares of Pont-à-Mousson

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