Margaret II | |
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Countess of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland | |
Reign | 1345–1356 |
Predecessor | William the Bold |
Successor | William the Mad |
Queen consort of Germany | |
Tenure | 1324–1347 |
Holy Roman Empress | |
Tenure | 1328–1347 |
Coronation | 17 January 1328 |
Born | 1311 |
Died | 23 June 1356 (aged 44–45) Le Quesnoy |
Burial | |
Spouse | Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor |
Issue more... | |
House | House of Avesnes |
Father | William I, Count of Hainaut |
Mother | Joan of Valois |
Margaret II of Avesnes (1311 – 23 June 1356) was Countess of Hainaut and Countess of Holland (as Margaret I) from 1345 to 1356. She was Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Germany by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian.