Catherine of Cleves

Catherine
Catherine
Duchess consort of Guise; suo jure Countess of Eu;
Born	1548
Died	11 May 1633 (aged 84–85); Château d'Eu, France
Spouse	Antoine III de Croÿ, Prince of Porcien Henri de Lorraine, Duke of Guise
Issue; Detail	Charles, Duke of Guise; Louis III, Cardinal of Guise; Claude, Duke of Chevreuse; François Alexandre, Knight of the Order of Malta; Renée, Abbess of St. Pierre; Jeanne, Abbess of Jouarre; Louise Marguerite, Princess of Conti;
House	La Marck
Father	Francis I, Duke of Nevers
Mother	Marguerite de Bourbon
Religion	Roman 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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