Born in
Wiener Neustadt, Margaret was the fifteenth child and fifth daughter of her parents' sixteen children, of whom eight survived infancy.[1][better source needed][2] From early childhood, she was deeply influenced by her mother's strict
Catholicism.
In 1582, Empress Maria returned to her homeland Spain permanently, taking her youngest surviving child Margaret with her, promised to marry
Philip II of Spain, who had lost his fourth wife, her sister,
Anna of Austria, in 1580.[citation needed]
Her mother was also resident in the convent until her death in 1603. Margaret was the dedicatee of the first published edition of the
requiem which was composed for her mother's funeral by the composer and priest
Tomás Luis de Victoria. Margaret died, aged 66, and was buried in her convent.[3]
Ancestry
Ancestors of Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1567–1633)
^Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat.
ISBN978-2-36771-006-8.
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Generations are numbered by male-line descent from
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished and outlawed in 1919.