Keywords: Margarethe of Austria Savoy.jpeg The Archduchess Margaret Margaretha of Austria 10 January 1480 “ 1 December 1530 was a Habsburg princess the daughter of Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Burgundy Archduchess Margaret as Duchess of Savoy 15th century Margarete von Ă–sterreich als Herzogin von Savoyen In 1483 she was betrothed to the Dauphin of France later King Charles VIII of France bringing with her a dowry of Franche-ComtĂ© and Artois and was transferred to the guardianship of King Louis XI of France see Treaty of Arras 1482 After Charles renounced the treaty and married Anne of Brittany Margaret was returned to her father in 1493 In 1497 she was married to Juan Prince of Asturias Infante of Spain 1478 “1497 the son and heir of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile but he died after only six months Juan left her pregnant but she later gave birth to a stillborn child In 1501 she married Philibert II Duke of Savoy 1480 “1504 who died three years later This marriage had been childless as well She was appointed for the first time as governor of the Habsburg Netherlands 1507 “1515 and guardian of her young nephew Charles the future Charles V Holy Roman Emperor http //www kleio org/bilderkatalog/habsburger/buch2-978 htm 2007-08-23 Author PD-old PD-old Margaret of Austria Portraits with parapet Portraits with window at the background |