Catherine of Cleves

Catherine
Born1548
Died11 May 1633 (aged 84–85)
Château d'Eu, France
SpouseAntoine III de Croÿ, Prince of Porcien Henri de Lorraine, Duke of Guise
Issue
Detail
HouseLa Marck
FatherFrancis I, Duke of Nevers
MotherMarguerite de Bourbon
ReligionRoman Catholicism Calvinism (1560-1570)

Catherine of Cleves (or of Nevers), Countess of Eu (1548 – 11 May 1633) was the wife of Henry I, Duke of Guise and the matriarch of the powerful and influential House of Guise. By marriage, she was Duchess of Guise from 1570 to 1588, and Dowager Duchess of Guise thereafter. She was also Countess of Eu in her own right from 1564.


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