Margaret of Austria

Overview

Margaret of Austria born Brussels, Belgium January 10, 1480 (d. 1530). Regent of the Netherlands; poet and patron of arts and architecture; negotiated the Treaty of Cambrai, called the "Peace of the Ladies," with Louise of Savoy, 1529.

Quotations

"Here gentle Margot quietly is laid, Who had two husbands, and yet died a maid." (Epitaph, Bourg-en-Bresse, France; Coninxloo port. c. 1500, Wikipedia)