Margaret of Austria Habsburg ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

She was betrothed (1483) to the dauphin of France, later King Charles VIII, and was transferred to the guardianship of Louis XI of France. After Charles renounced the treaty and married Anne of Brittany, Margaret was returned (1493) to her father. She was married in 1497 to John of Spain (d. 1497), son of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in 1501 to Philibert of Savoy (d. 1504). Made (1507) regent of the Netherlands and guardian of her nephew Charles (later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V), Margaret acted as intermediary between her father and his subjects in the Netherlands, negotiated a treaty of commerce with England favorable to the Flemish cloth interests, and played a role in the formation of the League of Cambrai (1508). After his majority (1515), Charles rebelled against her influence, but soon recognized her as one of his wisest advisers. After 1517 she was again regent intermittently until her death. She negotiated the Ladies’ Peace with Louise of Savoy (1529).

  Noted events in her life were:

• She was a Hapsburg princess and regent of the Netherlands.

Margaret married John of Spain, son of Ferdinand V "The Catholic" of Castile and León and Isabella I "The Catholic" of Castile, on 3 Apr 1497 in Burgos, Castile, Spain. (John of Spain was born on 30 Jun 1478 in Seville, Spain and died on 4 Oct 1497 in Salamanca, , Castilla y León, Spain.)

Margaret next married Philibert II the Handsome de Savoie, son of Philip II of Bresse de Savoie and Marguerite de Bourbon, on 2 Dec 1501. (Philibert II the Handsome de Savoie was born in 1480 and died in 1504.)