Margaret of Parma
5 July 1522 — 18 January 1586
Margaret was Duchess of Parma from 1547 to 1586 as the wife of Duke Ottavio Farnese and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582. She was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst. She had briefly been Duchess of Florence from 1536 to 1537 by her first marriage to Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence.
Family
Rests in the family mausoleum of the House of Habsburg. House of Habsburg family tree
- Parents: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Siblings: Philip II of Spain, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Joan of Austria, Princess of Portugal, John of Austria
A family burial site on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. It stands at coordinates 21, -19.
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