Margaret of Parma

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Margaret of Parma canonical 13
Margaret of Austria 3
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
illegitimate royal child
noblewoman
stateswoman
appointedBy Philip II of Spain
burialPlace Ortona
child Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
citizenship Duchy of Parma
Habsburg Netherlands
countryOfBirth Habsburg Netherlands
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Naples
dateOfBirth 1522-12-28
dateOfDeath 1586-01-18
endTime 1567-09
era 16th century
father Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
fullName Margaret of Parma self-link
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
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
Oudenarde
surface form: Oudenaarde
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Naples
Ortona
politicalAlignment Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy
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
sexOrGender female
spouse Alessandro de' Medici
surface form: Alessandro de’ Medici, Duke of Florence

Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
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

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Referenced by (18)

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

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma mother Margaret of Parma
Palazzo Madama namedAfter Margaret of Parma
this entity surface form: Margaret of Austria
Emperor Maximilian I child Margaret of Parma
this entity surface form: Margaret of Austria
Farnese notableMember Margaret of Parma
Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands positionHeldBy Margaret of Parma
this entity surface form: Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma spouse Margaret of Parma
Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 opposedBy Margaret of Parma
Margaret of Parma (governor) fullName Margaret of Parma
subject surface form: Margaret of Parma
Margaret of Parma (governor) alsoKnownAs Margaret of Parma
subject surface form: Margaret of Parma
this entity surface form: Margaretha van Parma
Margaret of Parma fullName Margaret of Parma self-link
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa employer Margaret of Parma
this entity surface form: Margaret of Austria
Egmont character Margaret of Parma
House of Farnese hasNotableMember Margaret of Parma
Johanna Maria van der Gheynst child Margaret of Parma