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Margaret, Countess of Tyrol. 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.
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 (born 1318—died Oct. 3, 1369, Vienna) was a countess of Tirol, whose efforts to keep Tirol in the possession of her family failed after two unsuccessful marriages, forcing her to cede her lands to the Austrian Habsburgs.
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Margaret Maultasch. views 1,939,725 updated. 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.
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.
Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, spent her last years in exile in Vienna and died there at the age of 51 in 1369. There are various explanations for her nickname “Maultasch”: In colloquial language, Casanova Castle near Terlano is called “mala tasca”, which means mousetrap, due to the customs station that was located right below.
MARGARET MAULTASCH (1318–1369), countess of Tirol, who received the name of Maultasch (pocket-mouth) on account of the shape of her mouth, was the daughter and heiress of Henry, duke of Carinthia and count of Tirol.
