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Margaret of Burgundy
Duchess consort of Bavaria-Straubing
Countess consort of Mortain, Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland
BornOctober 1374
Died8 March 1441
Le Quesnoy
SpouseWilliam II, Duke of Bavaria
IssueJacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
HouseValois-Burgundy
FatherPhilip II, Duke of Burgundy
MotherMargaret III, Countess of Flanders

Margaret of Burgundy (October 1374 – 8 March 1441) was Duchess of Bavaria as the wife of Duke William II.

Margaret was the third child and first daughter out of nine children born to Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders. Margaret's father used the marriages of his children to achieve far-sighted goals. In keeping with this strategy, Margaret and her brother John were wedded in a double marriage to William of Bavaria and his sister Margaret. This marriage, celebrated on 12 April 1385 in Cambrai, would have later influence the union of Hainaut and Holland with Burgundy and Flanders, as carried out by Margaret's nephew Philip the Good.

Margaret exerted a lot of political influence during the reign of her spouse: William ruled both Holland and Hainaut, but preferred Holland and spent a lot of his reign there. Margaret was thus governed Hainaut in his name.[1]

After 16 years of childless marriage, Margaret gave birth to a daughter, Jacqueline, on 16 August 1401.[2] Margaret's political position increased in the 1410s, as she was granted several towns and castles as her personal fiefs.[1]

William died in 1417 of a dog bite. Although he and Margaret attempted to ensure that their daughter would inherit all his lands, a war of succession broke out after his death. Jacqueline would eventually come to inherit Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland, but not Bavaria. During the reign of her daughter, Margaret was involved in several political acts. She preferred the Le Quesnoy castle as her residence, which was also her personal fief.[1] She died at Le Quesnoy on 8 March 1441, having outlived her childless daughter.

Ancestry

Family of Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria
16. Charles, Count of Valois
8. Philip VI of France
17. Margaret, Countess of Anjou
4. John II of France
18. Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
9. Joan the Lame
19. Agnes of France
2. Philip the Bold
20. Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
10. John of Bohemia
21. Margaret of Brabant
5. Bonne of Bohemia
22. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
11. Elizabeth of Bohemia
23. Judith of Habsburg
1. Margaret of Burgundy
24. Louis I, Count of Nevers
12. Louis I, Count of Flanders
25. Joan, Countess of Rethel
6. Louis II, Count of Flanders
26. Philip V of France
13. Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy
27. Joan II, Countess of Burgundy
3. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
28. Margaret of England
14. John III, Duke of Brabant
29. John II, Duke of Brabant
7. Margaret of Brabant
30. Louis, Count of Évreux
15. Marie of Évreux
31. Margaret of Artois

References

  1. ^ a b c "Margaret of Burgundy". Inghist.nl. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Marguerite de Bourgogne". Retrieved 16 December 2009.

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