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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.
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Dec 8, 2018 · Margaret of Tyrol died in exile in Vienna on 3 October 1369. She was the last ruler of an independent Tyrol. The Legend of the Ugly Duchess Margaret’s unflattering nickname “Maultasch”, which means “bag mouth”, has led to speculation that Margaret had a deformed jaw or an unusually wide mouth.
Mar 25, 2024 · 1318. Died: Oct. 3, 1369, Vienna (aged 51) 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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In 1335, Margaret's father died and, at age 17, she became duchess of Carinthia and countess of Tyrol. According to the secret treaty between Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria and Albert II of Habsburg, duke of Austria, however, her lands were to be taken away from her and divided between the two men.
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 ...
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Jul 2, 2023 · Birthdate: 1318. Birthplace: Südtirol, Italien, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy. Death: October 03, 1369 (50-51) Wien, Österrike, Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Place of Burial: Berlin, Germany.
She passed six years of tranquility, if insignificant pleasures deserve that term, and died in 1369. She was buried in the convent of St. Croce, near Baden. Margaret, the Semiramis of the North. Return to the top of the page. Margaret, Duchess of Parma.
