POLITICIAN

Margaret of Bavaria

1363 - 1424

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Margaret of Bavaria (1363 – 23 January 1424, Dijon) was Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to John the Fearless. She was the regent of the Burgundian Low Countries during the absence of her spouse in 1404–1419 and the regent in French Burgundy during the absence of her son in 1419–1423. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margaret of Bavaria has received more than 142,030 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Margaret of Bavaria is the 4,601st most popular politician (down from 4,544th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 169th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Dutch Politician.

Margaret of Bavaria was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I. She was married to the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, and was the mother of Charles the Bold. Margaret is most famous for her involvement in the Burgundian Wars which led to the end of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Margaret of Bavaria ranks 4,601 out of 19,576. Before her are Alfonso Jordan, False Dmitry II, Horik I, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, Carlos Arias Navarro, and Bagoas. After her are Malik-Shah II, Otto Meissner, Prayut Chan-o-cha, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, Antiochus XII Dionysus, and Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1363, Margaret of Bavaria ranks 3. Before her are Zeami Motokiyo, and Jean Gerson. After her are Maria, Queen of Sicily, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre, Matthew, Count of Foix, and Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1424, Margaret of Bavaria ranks 6. Before her are Jan Žižka, Yongle Emperor, Ernest, Duke of Austria, Emperor Go-Kameyama, and Muzio Attendolo Sforza.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Margaret of Bavaria ranks 188 out of 1,646. Before her are Lambert of Maastricht (635), Jan Lievens (1607), John of Leiden (1509), Princess Christina of the Netherlands (1947), Abe Lenstra (1920), and Ruud Geels (1948). After her are Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), Corry Brokken (1932), Eddie Van Halen (1955), Balthasar van der Ast (1593), Willem de Sitter (1872), and Nicholas J. Spykman (1893).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Margaret of Bavaria ranks 25. Before her are William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365), Ruud Lubbers (1939), Wim Kok (1938), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), John II, Count of Holland (1247), and Wim Duisenberg (1935). After her are Nicholas J. Spykman (1893), Willem Drees (1886), William I, Count of Hainaut (1287), Abraham Kuyper (1837), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547).

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