Margaret of Bavaria | |
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Duchess consort of Burgundy | |
Tenure | 1404–1419 |
Born | 1363 |
Died | 23 January 1424 (aged 60–61) Dijon |
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House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Albert I, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Margaret of Brieg |
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[1] and the regent in French Burgundy during the absence of her son in 1419–1423.[1] She became most known for her successful defense of the Duchy of Burgundy against Count John IV of Armagnac in 1419.[1]