Philippa von Geldern
Philippa von Geldern (* 1464 ; † February 28, 1547 in Pont-à-Mousson ) from the Egmond family was Duchess of Lorraine and Bar through marriage to René II of Lorraine .
1467-1485
Philippa was born in Grave as the daughter of Adolf von Egmond , Duke of Geldern , and Katharinas von Bourbon . Through her mother, she was the niece of Pierre II. De Bourbon , Sire of Beaujeu and Duke of Bourbon , who was married to Anne de Beaujeu . The maternal relatives also included her cousin Luise von Savoyen , mother of the future French King Franz I.
In order to strengthen the ties between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Lorraine, she was married to René II , Duke of Lorraine and Bar on September 1, 1485 in Orléans .
progeny
René and Philippa had twelve children:
- Karl (* 1486, † in childhood)
- Franz (* 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 of Joinville
- Jean (* 1498, † 1550), cardinal, bishop of the three dioceses of Toul , Metz and Verdun
- Louis (* 1500, † 1528), Bishop of Verdun, Count of Vaudémont
- Claude (* 1502, † in childhood)
- Katharina (* 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 reign of her 19-year-old son Anton, but the Lorraine state parliament ruled that Anton was already old enough to take power. On June 13, 1509, she acquired the reign of Mayenne from her sister-in-law Margaret of Vaudémont, Duchess of Alençon .
On December 15, 1519, she entered the Poor Clare Monastery of Pont-à-Mousson , where she lived until her death.
When Philippa's brother Karl , Duke of Geldern , died on June 30, 1538 without legitimate descendants, she sought to rule over Geldern and Jülich , but Emperor Charles V preceded her by conquering the duchies. She transferred her claim to power over the two territories to her son Anton, who integrated their coat of arms into his Lorraine coat of arms.
literature
- Marie-Louise Jacotey: Philippe de Gueldre: Princesse à la cour, souveraine, épouse et mère puis religieuse 1464-1547 paperback (French)
- Ralf G. Jahn : The genealogy, the bailiffs, counts and dukes of money. In: Johannes Stinner, Karl-Heinz Tekath (ed.): Gelre - Geldern - Gelderland. History and culture of the Duchy of Geldern (= Duchy of Geldern. Vol. 1 = Publications of the State Archives of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Series D: Exhibition catalogs of the State Archives. Vol. 30). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Geldern and the surrounding area, Geldern 2001, ISBN 3-9805419-4-0 , pp. 29–50.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philippa von Geldern |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | by marriage to the Duchess of Lorraine and Bar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1464 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1547 |
| Place of death | Nancy |