Philippa of Guelders
Philippa of funds ( born November 9, 1467 Grave, † February 28, 1547 in Pont -à -Mousson ) from the House of Egmond was by marriage to René II of Lorraine Duchess of Lorraine and Bar
1467-1485
Philippa was the daughter of Adolf of Egmond, Duke of funds, and Catherine of Bourbon in Grave to the world. About her mother she was niece of Pierre II de Bourbon, Sire of Beaujeu and the Duke of Bourbon, who was married to Anne de Beaujeu. Similarly for maternal kinship among her cousin Louise of Savoy, mother of the French king Francis I.
In order to strengthen the ties between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Lorraine, she was born on September 1, 1485 in Orléans with René II, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, married.
Progeny
René and Philippa had twelve children:
- Karl ( * 1486, † in childhood )
- Francis (* 1487, † 1487 )
- Anton (* 1489, † 1544), Duke of Lorraine
- Anne (* 1490, † 1491 )
- Nicolas ( * 1493, † in childhood )
- Isabelle ( * 1494, † 1508)
- Claude ( * 1496, † 1550), Duke of Guise, Count of Harcourt, Duke of Aumale, Baron of Elbeuf and Mayenne, Sire de Joinville
- Jean ( * 1498, † 1550), Cardinal, Bishop of the three bishoprics of Toul, Metz and Verdun
- Louis ( * 1500, † 1528), Bishop of Verdun, Count of Vaudémont
- Claude ( * 1502, † in childhood )
- Catherine ( * 1502, † in childhood )
- François ( * 1506, † 1525 in the Battle of Pavia), Count of Lambesc
1508-1547
After the death of her husband René Philippa wanted to take over the regency for her 19 - year-old son Anton, but ruled the Lorraine parliament that Anton was already old enough to compete for power. On June 13, 1509 acquired by her sister Margaret of Vaudémont, Duchess of Alençon, the rule of Mayenne.
On December 15, 1519, she joined the Poor Clares Convent of Pont- à -Mousson, where she lived until her death.
As Philippa's brother Charles, Duke of Geldern, died on June 30, 1538 without legitimate offspring, they aspired to rule over money and Jülich, but Emperor Charles V came to her through the conquest of the Duchies before. She transferred her claim to power over the two territories to her son Anton, who built their coat of arms in his Lorraine coat of arms.