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Birthdate
September 15, 1505
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Date of Death
October 18, 1558
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Also Known As
as the wife of King Louis II, and was later governor of the Habsburg Netherlands.
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00000001147542580
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OL6958306A0
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771198050
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Birth Name
Mary
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Father
Known for
queen of Hungary and Bohemia
Mother
Nickname
Mary of Hungary
Official Name
Mary of Austria
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Mary of Hungary (governor of the Netherlands) was born on September 15, 1505 in Brussels. She held Belgian citizenship and was known as the queen of Hungary and Bohemia through her marriage to King Louis II. She later served as the governor of the Habsburg Netherlands.
Mary was the daughter of Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile. She had various occupations, including Queen consort and regent.
Mary of Hungary was the founder of Mariemont, Belgium. She also owned the Arnolfini Portrait, Mariemont, and The Descent from the Cross (van der Weyden). She passed away on October 18, 1558, in Cigales.
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