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Margaret, nicknamed Maultasch (1318 – 3 October 1369), was the last Countess of Tyrol from the House of Gorizia (Meinhardiner), and an unsuccessful claimant to the Duchy of Carinthia. Upon her death, Tyrol became united with the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburg dynasty.
- Adelaide of Brunswick
- House of Gorizia
See video. Margaret, Countess of Tyrol - offers nearby: 4 nights from 410 € per person. Margaret, the famous Countess of Tyrol, is still present in South Tyrol. The pleasant Margarete Trail near Terlano, for example, remembers the countess and leads to Casanova Castle high above the Valle dell’Adige valley. Margaret was born in 1318.
The woman has been often identified as Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, claimed by her enemies to be ugly; however, she had died 150 years earlier. The painting is in the collection of the National Gallery in London, to which it was bequeathed by Jenny Louisa Roberta Blaker in 1947. [1]
German ruler of Tyrol and Carinthia who was known and respected for her intelligence and political skills. Name variations: Margarete, countess of Tirol or Tyrol and duchess of Carinthia; Margaret of Carinthia; Margaretha Maultasch or Maultasche; Margarete von Karnten or Kärnten.
Margaret Maultasch (moul´täsh) [Ger.,=pocket mouth], 1318–69, countess of Tyrol, called the Ugly Duchess, probably because of her unattractive appearance, especially her mouth. When Margaret's father, Henry, count of Tyrol and duke of Carinthia, died in 1335, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV gave Carinthia to the Hapsburgs and tried to take ...
Castle Tyrol was the seat of the Counts of Tyrol and gave the region its name Margaret, Countess of Tyrol. Over the centuries, the Counts residing in Tirol Castle, near Merano, extended their territory over the region. Later counts would hold much of their territory directly from the Holy Roman Emperor.
Its time of prosperity began with Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, nicknamed Margarete Maultasch in the 14th century. At the end of the 16th century the deterioration of the castle started. In 1816 the city of Merano bought it and gave it to Emperor Francis I. shortly afterwards.
