Catherine of Guise (1552–c. 1594)
Catherine of Guise (1552–c. 1594)
Duchess of Montpensier. Name variations: Caterina de Lorraine; Catherine Marie of Lorraine; Catherine Marie de Lorraine. Born in 1552; died around 1594; daughter of Francis (1519–1563), 2nd duke of Guise, and Anne of Ferrara (1531–1607); sister of Henry, 3rd duke of Guise, and Louis, 2nd cardinal of Guise; married Louis de Bourbon (d. 1582), duke of Montpensier.
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