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Margaret ( Italian: Margherita di Parma; 5 July 1522 – 18 January 1586) was Duchess of Parma from 1547 to 1586 as the wife of Duke Ottavio Farnese and Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 [1] and from 1578 to 1582. She was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst. [2]
Mar 25, 2024 · Margaret of Parma (born 1522, Oudenaarde, Spanish Netherlands—died Jan. 18, 1586, Ortona, Kingdom of Naples) was a duchess of Parma and Habsburg regent who, as governor-general of the Netherlands (1559–67), attempted to appease the growing discontent with Spanish rule. Margaret of Parma, Philip II, and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle.
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Margaret of Parma ( Italian: Margherita di Parma; 5 July 1522 – 18 January 1586) was Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582. She was the illegitimate daughter of the 22-year-old Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst. She was a Duchess of Florence and a Duchess of Parma and Piacenza by her ...
Jun 8, 2018 · Margaret of Parma (1522 – 1586) Duchess of Parma and regent of the Netherlands. Margaret was the illegitimate daughter of Emperor Charles V and Johanna van der Gheynst, the servant of a Flemish noble. Her great aunt was Margaret of Austria, who was regent of the Netherlands from 1507 until her death in 1530. In 1533, Charles recognized her as ...
In 1628, 17-year-old Margaret de Medici was married to Edward Farnese, the duke of Parma, to strengthen ties between the house of Tuscany and Parma, as well as Tuscany's position in Italy. Two generations later, when the throne of Tuscany became vacant, Margaret's descendants became the rightful heirs. Margaret of Parma (b. 1612)Duchess of ...
The Duke of Parma and Piacenza ( Italian: duca di Parma e Piacenza) was the ruler of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, a historical state of Northern Italy. It was created by Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) for his son Pier Luigi Farnese. [1] It existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859. The Duke of Parma was also Duke of ...
Margaret of Parma: A Life. Charlie R. Steen. Leiden: Brill, 2013. ix + 321 pp. $179. ISBN 978-90-04-25744-3. A fascinating early modern woman with a long and varied life, Margaret of Parma (1522–86) well deserves a scholarly biography in English. Margaret was the illegitimate daughter of Emperor Charles V and Jeanne van der Gheynst,
