Margaret, of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, 1480-1530

Margaret was the daughter of Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy. She was Princess of Asturias by marriage and later Duchess of Savoy. From 1507 to her death in 1530 she was twice governor of the Habsburg Netherlands and gathered many artists and scholars to her court of Mechelen, making it a center of humanism. Margarete came from the Habsburg family.

HMML ID
425191191833
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/425191191833
LC name
Margaret, of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, 1480-1530
HMML name
Margaret, of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, 1480-1530
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85068592
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/24583358

Variants

  • Margarete, von Österreich
  • Margaretha, of Austria
  • Marguerite, archiduchesse de Brou
  • Marguerite, d'Autriche
  • Marguerite, d'Autriche-Bourgogne

Personal information

Birth date
1480-01-10
Death date
1530-12-01
Centuries
15th century CE ● 16th century CE
Gender
Females
Place born
Place died
Associated countries
Occupations
Fields of activity
Honorary titles
Duchess of Savoy

Personal relationships

Family
Parents

General notes

Citations
43233 (Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg im Breisgau, Hs. 345), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed February 1, 2024, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/75555.

Preferred citation

"Margaret, of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, 1480-1530." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 01, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/425191191833

Change notes

Date added
2024-02-01
Last edited
2024-02-01