Background
Antoinette de Bourbon was born on 25 December 1493 at the Chateau de Ham, in the Somme department, Picardy, France.
Antoinette de Bourbon was born on 25 December 1493 at the Chateau de Ham, in the Somme department, Picardy, France.
She was the wife of Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise. Mary of Guise (1515–1560). Married King James V of Scotland in 1538.
Their daughter was Mary, Queen of Scots.
Francis, Duke of Guise (1519–1563) Louise of Guise (10 January 1520 – 18 October 1542). Married Charles I, Duke of Arschot on 20 February 1541.
Renée of Guise (2 September 1522 – 3 April 1602), Abbess of Saint Pierre, Reims. Charles of Guise (1524–1574), Duke of Chevreuse, Archbishop of Reims, and Charles, Cardinal de Guise.
Claude, Duke of Aumale (1526–1573) Louis, Cardinal de Guise (1527–1578) Philip of Guise (3 September 1529 – 24 September 1529, Joinville) Peter of Guise (3 April 1530).
Died young. Antoinette of Guise (31 August 1531 – 6 March 1561), Abbess of Faremoutier René, Marquis of Elbeuf (1536–1566) 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.
Antoinette de Bourbon died on 22 January 1583 at the Chateau de Joinville.