Margaret of Parma

E90865

Margaret of Parma was a 16th-century Habsburg stateswoman who served as Governor of the Netherlands and played a key role in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Margaret of Austria 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
illegitimate royal child
noblewoman
stateswoman
appointedBy Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
burialPlace Ortona
child Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma NERFINISHED
citizenship Duchy of Parma NERFINISHED
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Habsburg Netherlands
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1522-12-28
dateOfDeath 1586-01-18
endTime 1567-09
era 16th century
father Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
fullName Margaret of Parma NERFINISHED
givenName Margaret
knownFor attempts to moderate religious persecution in the Netherlands
mediating between Philip II and the Dutch nobility
languageSpoken French
Italian
Spanish
monarch Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
mother Johanna Maria van der Gheynst
nobleFamily House of Habsburg
notableEvent Compromise of the Nobles
Iconoclastic Fury
surface form: Iconoclastic Fury (Beeldenstorm)

early stages of the Dutch Revolt
notableWork administration of the Habsburg Netherlands
placeOfBirth County of Flanders NERFINISHED
Oudenaarde NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
Ortona
politicalAlignment Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands

Lord of the Netherlands
surface form: Regent of the Netherlands
predecessor Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Naples
Parma NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Alessandro de’ Medici, Duke of Florence NERFINISHED
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma NERFINISHED
startTime 1559-12-07
successor Fernando Álvarez de Toledo
surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
title Duchess of Piacenza
surface form: Duchess of Parma

Duchess of Piacenza

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emperor Maximilian I child Margaret of Parma
this entity surface form: Margaret of Austria
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma mother Margaret of Parma
Palazzo Madama namedAfter Margaret of Parma
this entity surface form: Margaret of Austria
Farnese notableMember Margaret of Parma