Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
Archduchess 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 to 1530. She was the first of many female regents in the Netherlands.
For other people named Margaret of Austria, see Margaret of Austria (disambiguation).Margaret of Austria
2 December 1501 – 10 September 1504
1507–1530
10 January 1480
1 December 1530 (aged 50)
Mechelen, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire
Margaret of Austria as Duchess of Savoy (15th century).
Margaret of Austria Worshipping by Anonymous (Southern Netherlands) between 1500 and 1510; Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent.
Margaret of Austria (16th century).
Arms as a single lady (before 1496)
Arms as princess of Spain (1496-1501)
Arms as duchess of Savoy (after 1501)
Arms as countess of Burgundy and Artois (after 1509)
Depiction in media[edit]
Margaret of Austria is portrayed by Spanish actress Úrsula Corberó in the TV show Isabel.[41]
A fictionalized version of Margaret can be found in the play The Unhappy Penitent by Catharine Trotter, where she appears as the character 'Margarite'. In the play, Margarite is in love with René II, Duke of Lorraine, although this may be a historical inaccuracy since there is no indication available today that the two ever met. Also, the Duke of Brittany is in love with Margarite, but this likely another historical inaccuracy since he died in 1488, three years before Anne came to France to marry Charles VIII; her father's death is what spurred the various betrothals of Anne.
In The White Princess series she is portrayed by Zazie Hayhurst.