Antoinette de Bourbon
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Antoinette de Bourbon was a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
. She was the wife of Claude de Lorraine
Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528....
, Duke of Guise. Through her eldest daughter, Mary of Guise
Mary of Guise
Mary of Guise was a queen consort of Scotland as the second spouse of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560...
, Queen consort of King James V of Scotland
James V of Scotland
James V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss...
, she was the maternal grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots, which makes her a distant ancestor
Ancestor
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of the present British Royal Family
British Royal Family
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.
Family and marriage
Antoinette was born on 25 December 1493 at the Chateau de HamChâteau de Ham
The Château de Ham is a castle in the commune of Ham in the Somme département in Picardy, France.- History :...
, in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department, Picardy
Picardy
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, France. She was the child of Francis, Count of Vendôme and Marie de Luxembourg
Marie de Luxembourg
Marie of Luxembourg was a French noblewoman, the elder daughter and principal heiress of Pierre II de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, by Margaret, a daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy...
. Her paternal grandparents were John VIII, Count of Vendôme and Isabelle de Beauveau, and her maternal grandparents were Peter II, Count of Saint-Pol, and Margaret of Savoy.
She married Claude of Lorraine
Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528....
on 9 June 1513 and they had 12 children.
Issue
- Mary of GuiseMary of GuiseMary of Guise was a queen consort of Scotland as the second spouse of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560...
(1515–1560), married King James V of ScotlandJames V of ScotlandJames V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss...
in 1538. Their daughter was Mary, Queen of Scots - Francis, Duke of GuiseFrancis, Duke of GuiseFrancis de Lorraine II, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Duke of Aumale , called Balafré , was a French soldier and politician.-Early life:...
(1519–1563) - Louise of Guise (January 10, 1520, Bar-le-DucBar-le-DucBar-le-Duc, formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture . The department is in Lorraine in north-eastern France-Geography:...
– October 18, 1542), married Charles I, Duke of Arschot on February 20, 1541 - Renée of Guise (September 2, 1522 – April 3, 1602), Abbess of St. Pierre, ReimsReimsReims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
- Charles, Duke of Chevreuse, Archbishop of Reims and Cardinal of Guise (1524–1574)
- Claude, Duke of AumaleClaude, Duke of AumaleClaude of Lorraine, Duke of Aumale was the third son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon. He was a prince of Lorraine by birth....
(1526–1573) - Louis I, Cardinal of GuiseLouis I, Cardinal of GuiseLouis de Lorraine was the fourth son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon, and the younger brother of Charles of Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine. He was the nephew of Cardinal Jean de Lorraine...
(1527–1578) - Philip (September 3, 1529, Joinville – September 24, 1529, Joinville)
- Peter (b. April 3, 1530, Joinville), died young
- Antoinette of Guise (August 31, 1531, Joinville – March 6, 1561, Joinville), Abbess of Faremoutier
- Francis, Grand PriorPriorPrior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
of the Order of Malta (April 18, 1534, Joinville – March 6, 1563) - René, Marquis of ElbeufRené, Marquis of ElbeufRené of Guise,Marquis d'Elbeuf was the youngest son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon....
(1536–1566)
Domestic Affairs
Antoinette was described as having been a remarkable woman, combining a strong sense of family pride with a wry sense of humour. She exhibited considerable administrative talent at domestic economy as well as in the running of the vast Guise dominions surrounding their chateau of Joinville.She exerted a powerful influence on the childhood of her granddaughter Mary, Queen of Scots, during the latter's thirteen-year sojourn in France, and was one of her principal advisors. Antoinette acted as proxy for her daughter, Mary of Guise, during the betrothal ceremony of the Queen of Scots and the Dauphin Francis
Francis II of France
Francis II was aged 15 when he succeeded to the throne of France after the accidental death of his father, King Henry II, in 1559. He reigned for 18 months before he died in December 1560...
in 1558.
Antoinette de Bourbon died on 22 January 1583 at the Chateau de Joinville. She was eighty-nine years of age, having outlived all of her children save her daughter Reneé, Abbess of St. Pierre. Her cherished granddaughter, Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed four years after her death.
See also
The French Wikipedia article ofAntoinette de Bourbon