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Margaret of Austria

Type Figure Region Netherlands Time 1480–1530 Also known as Margaret of Austria、Margaret of Austria Regent、Marguerite d'Autriche

A Habsburg stateswoman, she served twice as regent of the Burgundian Netherlands (1507–1515 and 1519–1530), renowned for steady diplomacy and court g…

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  1. 1511–1515Mechelen · NetherlandsPresiding over the regency government at Mechelen, she managed the finances of the Low Countries and relations with the provincial estates, personally supervising the education and etiquette training of her nephew Charles V, and maintained diplomatic balance with France and England.
  2. 1516–1520Brussels · Burgundian NetherlandsAfter Charles V departed for Spain she briefly continued as regent, handling the petitions of the various estates of the Netherlands, preparing the handover for her second regency in 1519, and coordinating Low Countries support for the Habsburgs during the imperial election.

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