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Margaret of Austria (c. 1416 – 12 February 1486), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Electress consort of Saxony from 1431 until 1464 by her marriage with the Wettin elector Frederick II. She was a sister of Emperor Frederick III.
Archduchess Margaret of Austria (German: Margarete; French: Marguerite; Dutch: Margaretha; Spanish: Margarita; 10 January 1480 – 1 December 1530) was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1515 and again from 1519 to 1530. She was the first of many female regents in the Netherlands.
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Dec 8, 2023 · Media in category "Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. 900-158 Ahnentafel Herzog Ludwig.jpg 3,368 × 2,678; 3.02 MB
Apr 25, 2020 · Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony. Margaret was born around 1416. She was the eldest surviving daughter of Ernest, duke of Austria, and his second wife Cymburgis of Masovia [1] . She married Friedrich II "der Sanftmütige", Elector of Saxony in Leipzig on 3 June 1431 [1] .
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Margaret of Austria. Archduchess of Austria; governor of the Netherlands from 1507. Born in Brussels on 10 January 1480. Died in Mechelen (Eng. Mechlin, Fr. Malines; Belgium) on 1 December 1530. The daughter of Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy, she was brought up at the French court.
Before she had reached the age of three the little girl was promised to Charles, heir to the French throne and son of King Louis XI. Margaret’s betrothal set the seal on the cession of a number of Burgundian territories which had been claimed and occupied by France since 1477.
Margarethe Herzogin von Österreich-Austria, Krfürstin von Sachsen-Saxony Sachsen (Österreich) aka Habsburg, von Sachsen (est. 1416 - 12 Dec 1486)
