Catharine of Bourbon
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Catharine of Bourbon was Duchess of Guelders from 1465-1469 by her marriage to Adolf, Duke of Guelders
. She was a daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
and his wife Agnes of Burgundy
.
, she married Adolf II, Duke of Guelders, who succeeded his father Arnold
as Duke of Guelders in 1465. Cahterine and Adolf had two children:
Catherine died in 1469 and was buried in the St. Stephen Church in Nijmegen.
Adolf, Duke of Guelders
Adolf of Egmond was a Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen from 1465–1471 and in 1477.He was the son of Arnold, Duke of Guelders and Catherine of Cleves....
. She was a daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles de Bourbon was the oldest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie, Duchess of Auvergne.He was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of his father after the Battle of Agincourt, he acquired...
and his wife Agnes of Burgundy
Agnes of Burgundy
Agnes of Burgundy was the daughter of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and Margaret of Brieg.-Marriage and issue:...
.
Marriage and issue
On 28 December 1463 in BrugesBruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
, she married Adolf II, Duke of Guelders, who succeeded his father Arnold
Arnold, Duke of Guelders
Arnold of Egmond was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen. He was son of John II of Egmond and Maria van Arkel....
as Duke of Guelders in 1465. Cahterine and Adolf had two children:
- PhilippaPhilippa of GueldersPhilippa of Guelders , was the daughter of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon.- Family :Philippa was the twin sister of Charles, Duke of Guelders; they were born at Grave, Netherlands, and were their parents' only children...
(1465-1547), who married in 1485 with Rene II, Duke of LorraineRené II, Duke of LorraineRené II was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508...
(1451-1508) - CharlesCharles, Duke of GueldersCharles of Egmond was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen between 1492 and his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon...
(1467-1538), who later became Duke of Guelders (1492–1538)
Catherine died in 1469 and was buried in the St. Stephen Church in Nijmegen.