Margaret of Austria

by Rozsa Gaston

First published 2023

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Margaret of Austria is raised to become queen of France, only for Charles VIII to repudiate their childhood betrothal and marry Anne of Brittany. Returned to her Habsburg family, Margaret is sent into two further dynastic marriages: first to John, Prince of Asturias, and then to Philibert II of Savoy.

Widowhood gives Margaret a political career denied to most royal women. As governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, guardian of the future Charles V and an experienced negotiator, she turns personal loss into authority and becomes one of the most consequential diplomats of early sixteenth-century Europe.

Historical Periods

Italian Wars1494–1559 CE Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands1482–1555

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction Historical Sagas

Historical people

Charles V1500–1558 Anne of Brittany1477–1514 Charles VIII of France1470–1498 Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy1480–1530 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor1459–1519 Mary of Burgundy1457–1482 John, Prince of Asturias1478–1497 Philibert II, Duke of Savoy1480–1504