Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1567-1633)

Archduchess Margaret of Austria (25 January 1567-5 July 1633) was an Archduchess of Austria and a member of the House of Habsburg.

Biography

Margaret was born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria on 25 January 1567, the daughter of Emperor Maximilian II of Germany and Maria of Spain. In 1582, she was supposed to marry King Philip II of Spain, but she refused, and instead became a nun. She died in a monastery in Madrid in 1633.