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Noble family
  
House of Bourbon

Mother
  
Agnes of Burgundy

Name
  
Catharine Bourbon


Catharine of Bourbon

Father
  
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon

Buried
  
St. Stephen Church in Nijmegen

Died
  
May 21, 1469, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Spouse
  
Adolf, Duke of Guelders (m. 1463)

Children
  
Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Philippa of Guelders

Parents
  
Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon

Grandchildren
  
Claude, Duke of Guise, Antoine, Duke of Lorraine

Similar People
  
Adolf - Duke of Guelders, Charles II - Duke of Guelders, Philippa of Guelders, Isabella of Bourbon, John the Fearless

Catharine of Bourbon (1440 in Liège – 21 May 1469 in Nijmegen) 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.

Marriage and issue

On 28 December 1463 in Bruges, she married Adolf II, Duke of Guelders, who succeeded his father Arnold as Duke of Guelders in 1465. Catherine and Adolf had twin children:

  • Philippa (1467-1547), who married in 1485 with Rene II, Duke of Lorraine (1451-1508)
  • Charles (1467-1538), who later became Duke of Guelders (1492–1538)
  • Catherine died in 1469 and was buried in the St. Stephen Church in Nijmegen.

    References

    Catharine of Bourbon Wikipedia