Philippa of Guelders

Philippa of Guelders (French: Philippe de Gueldres;[1] 1464 – 1547), was a Duchess consort of Lorraine.

[4] After the death of her spouse in 1508, Philippa tried to assume the regency of the duchy in the name of her son Anthony, who was 19 years old, but it was decided that he was old enough to reign alone.

[2] She was still a dominant figure in her family and often visited by her relatives, who treated her with great respect, and she maintained a reputation of piety and popularity with the public.

[5] His heart was placed in a casket beneath the sepulchre and covered with a black velvet shroud with the arms of Lorraine, at the Convent of Pont-à-Mousson.

[5] In 1576, her Protestant cousin Louis, Prince of Condé, sheltered the convent from his troops when he visited her grave.

Effigy of Philippa