Margaret of Parma (governor)

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Margaret of Parma was a 16th-century Habsburg stateswoman who served as regent of the Netherlands under King Philip II of Spain, playing a key role in the turbulent early years of the Dutch Revolt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
illegitimate child of a monarch
noblewoman
regent
stateswoman
alsoKnownAs Margaretha van Parma
linked to: Margaret of Parma

Margherita di Parma
linked to: Duchess of Piacenza
appointedBy Philip II of Spain
burialPlace San Sisto, Piacenza
child Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
countryOfBirth Habsburg Netherlands
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Naples
dateOfBirth 1522-12-28
dateOfDeath 1586-01-18
education Raised and educated at the court of Margaret of Austria in Mechelen
employer Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
endTime 1567
era 16th century
father Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
fullName Margaret of Parma
givenName Margaret
languageSpoken French
Italian
Spanish
monarch Philip II of Spain
mother Johanna Maria van der Gheynst
movement Habsburg rule in the Low Countries
nativeLanguage Dutch
nobleFamily House of Habsburg
notableEvent Early phase of the Dutch Revolt
Iconoclastic Fury (Beeldenstorm)
linked to: Iconoclastic Fury
notableWork Administration of the Habsburg Netherlands during the early Dutch Revolt
placeOfBirth Oudenaarde
linked to: Oudenarde
placeOfDeath Ortona
positionHeld Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
Regent of the Netherlands
relative Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (uncle)
Mary of Hungary (aunt)
linked to: Mary of Hungary

Philip II of Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

Parma
sexOrGender female
spouse Alessandro de’ Medici, Duke of Florence
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
startTime 1559
succeededBy Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
title Duchess of Parma
Duchess of Piacenza

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Habsburg Netherlands notableRuler Margaret of Parma (governor)
Lord of the Netherlands officeHolder Margaret of Parma (as regent)
linked to: Margaret of Parma (governor)