The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of AustriaTremayne, Eleanor E.
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The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria
Tremayne, Eleanor E.
Margaret, of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, 1480-1530; Netherlands -- History -- Charles V, 1506-1555
Margaret of Austria, early life, 2;
marriage to the Dauphin Charles, 3;
repudiation by Charles and return to Flanders, 13-15;
proposed marriage to Prince John of Castile, 17;
composes her own epitaph, 21;
arrival in Spain, 24;
marriage with Prince John, 25;
death of her husband and child, 27;
second return to Flanders, 31;
stands godmother to Charles of Austria, 32;
betrothal to Philibert II.,
Duke of Savoy, 34;
journey to Savoy, 35;
marriage, 36;
reception at Bourg, 37-40;
accident out hunting, 44;
second widowhood, 45;
poem, 47;
her devices, 50;
plans for building Brou, 51-55;
negotiations for her marriage with Henry VII., 61-63, 79-84;
her brother's death, 63;
letter to Louis XII., 65;
appointed Regent of the Netherlands, 68;
residence at Malines, 69;
makes her will, 86;
attends the Congress of Cambray, 91-94;
her correspondence, 109-118;
meets Charles Brandon at Lille, 117-121;
letters, 122-129;
description of her niece Isabella's wedding, 130;
annoyance at Charles's emancipation, 147;
memorandum addressed to Charles, 148-152;
poem on Maximilian's death, 166;
political activity, 169, 170;
administration praised, 179;
journey to Calais, 180;
reappointment as Regent by Charles, 180;
appeal to the States-General, 186-188;
meeting with Wolsey, 189;
pawns her jewels, 196;
joy at capture of Francis I., 212, 213;
annoys Charles by arranging truce, 224-228;
congratulates Charles on his marriage, 239;
correspondence with her nephew Ferdinand, 244, 245;
addresses circular letter to religious houses, 247;
negotiations for 'the Ladies' Peace,' 251-261;
enters Cambray, 261;
peace signed, 262;
her art collections, 273-280;
poems, 275-277;
letters to Mère Ancille, 285, 286;
last illness and death, 286-289;
funeral, 290, 291;
monument at Brou, 297, 298;
her coffin discovered, 301-303.
---- of Bourbon, 45, 46, 49, 52, 53, 294, 296, 301.
Margaret of York, 3rd wife of Charles the Bold, 2, 14, 32, 35, 69.
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, 162.
Marignano, battle of, 142-144.
Marnix, secretary, 107, 149, 169, 190, 191, 200.
Mary of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, 64, 69, 131, 132,
144, 153, 166, 245, 246, 272, 274, 278, 281.
---- of Burgundy, 2, 44, 70, 165, 196, 264, 279, 290, 292.
---- Tudor, Queen of France, and Duchess of Suffolk, 79-81, 83,
84, 99, 121, 132, 133, 136-139, 177.
---- Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII., Queen of England, 85, 176,
179, 190, 196, 197, 217, 218, 221.
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