Margaret of Parma Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Margaret of Parma, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Spain.

4 records1559–15674 events1 places

Chronological biography

1559

Regency1559

House / House of Habsburg · Regent · Madrid

Appointed Regent in the Spanish Netherlands

1566

Reform of Religious Policy1566

House / House of Habsburg · Regent · Madrid

After riots in The Netherlands Margaret calls off the religious persecution

1567

Oath1567

Warfare / Dutch Independence · Governess

Governess Margaret of Parma demands the Dutch nobles to swear an oath of allegiance. Blois de Treslong demands religious toleration but is refused

Battle of Oosterweel13 March 1567

Warfare / Dutch Independence · Governess

The Calvinists are defeated

Titles and roles

Governess · Regent

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.