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  2. 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.

  3. Mar 25, 2024 · Margaret of Austria (born January 10, 1480, Brussels [Belgium]—died December 1, 1530, Mechelen, Spanish Netherlands) was a Habsburg ruler who, as regent of the Netherlands (1507–15, 1519–30) for her nephew Charles (later the Holy Roman emperor Charles V ), helped consolidate Habsburg dominion there.

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  4. Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy and Regent of the Netherlands. By Susan Abernethy. Margaret’s Motto: Fortune, Infortune, Fortune pretty much sums up her extraordinary life. Married three times with another marriage discussed, she refused to take a fourth husband.

  5. May 14, 2018 · History. Benelux History: Biographies. Margaret of Austria (14801530) views 1,210,943 updated May 14 2018. Margaret of Austria (14801530) Duchess of Savoy who governed the Low Countries for most of the period between 1506 and 1530 .

  6. views 2,838,477 updated. Margaret of Austria. 1480–1530. Habsburg ruler. A member of the powerful Habsburg dynasty, Margaret of Austria acted as regent* to her nephew, the future Charles V. The Habsburgs used Margaret as a political pawn, arranging marriages for her with various European rulers.

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