Catherine of Guelders

17th century theories that she was secretly married with Louis de Bourbon, Bishop of Liège, are now believed to be false.

[citation needed] Everything changed for Catherine in 1477,[3] when Charles the Bold was killed in the Battle of Nancy while fighting for Mary of Burgundy.

As her brother Adolf was in Flanders, the States of Guelders convinced him to appoint his sister Catherine as regent, pending his return.

[7][page needed] The regency lasted much longer than expected, because Adolf was killed in battle on June 27, 1477.

She was buried in the parish church of St. Mary Magdelen, Geldern, where her grave and engraved brass memorial can still be seen.