Margarita of Austria

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For other persons named Margaret of Austria, see Margaret of Austria (disambiguation).

Margaret of Austria (December 25, 1584-October 3, 1611), Queen of Spain and Portugal, was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria, and the sister of the Emperor Ferdinand II.

She married Philip III of Spain on 18 April 1599. Margaret was a great patroness of the arts. She was very influential in palace life.

She was the mother of:

• Anne of Austria (1601 - 1666), who became Queen of France;
• Philip IV of Spain (1605 - 1665).
• Maria Ana of Spain (1606 - 1646).
• Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609/1610 - 1641). He became Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands.

Preceded by: Anne of Austria	Queen Consort of Spain, Naples and Sicily Duchess Consort of Brabant, Guelders, Limburg, Lothier and Luxembourg Countess Consort of Flanders, Burgundy, Artois, Hainaut and Namur 1598-1611	Succeeded by: Elizabeth of France
	Queen Consort of Portugal 1598-1611