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Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy

1480 - 1530

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Margaret of Austria (German: Margarete; French: Marguerite; Dutch: Margaretha; Spanish: Margarita; 10 January 1480 – 1 December 1530) was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1515 and again from 1519 until her death in 1530. She was the first of many female regents in the Netherlands. She was variously the Princess of Asturias, Duchess of Savoy, and was born an Archduchess of Austria. Her life until her mid-twenties was dominated by her importance in political marriages, and the early death of many of her close family. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy is the 937th most popular politician (down from 717th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 28th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Belgian Politician.

Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy is most famous for being the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy ranks 937 out of 19,576. Before her are Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Antiochus III the Great, Carloman II, Enrico Dandolo, Constantine I of Greece, and Fahd of Saudi Arabia. After her are Jerome Powell, Sargon II, Isabella II of Spain, Halime Sultan, John III of Sweden, and Baudouin of Belgium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy ranks 4. Before her are Ferdinand Magellan, Lucrezia Borgia, and Matthias Grünewald. After her are Albrecht Altdorfer, Lorenzo Lotto, Johann Georg Faust, Joachim Patinir, Gazi Husrev-beg, Götz von Berlichingen, Pier Gerlofs Donia, and Saint Cajetan. Among people deceased in 1530, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy ranks 2. Before her is Babur. After her are Andrea del Sarto, Quentin Matsys, Maximilian Sforza, Pêro da Covilhã, Joanna la Beltraneja, Thomas Wolsey, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Judah Leon Abravanel, Jacopo Sannazaro, and Properzia de' Rossi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy ranks 33 out of 1,190. Before her are Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Eddy Merckx (1945), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), César Franck (1822), Jules Bordet (1870), and Abraham Ortelius (1527). After her are Baudouin of Belgium (1930), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Mary of Hungary (1505), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Eleanor of Austria (1498), and Georges Lemaître (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy ranks 11. Before her are Philip I of Castile (1478), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Albert II of Belgium (1934), and Leopold III of Belgium (1901). After her are Baudouin of Belgium (1930), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Mary of Hungary (1505), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Eleanor of Austria (1498), and William III of the Netherlands (1817).

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