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| Born | (1536-02-16)16 February 1536 Innsbruck,County of Tyrol,Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 12 March 1567(1567-03-12) (aged 31) Hall in Tirol, County of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire |
| House | House of Habsburg |
| Father | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Anne of Bohemia and Hungary |
Margaret of Austria (German:Margarethe von Österreich; 16 February 1536 – 12 March 1567) was a co-founder of the Ladies' Convent of Hall (Haller Damenstift), born anarchduchess ofAustria from theHouse of Habsburg as the daughter ofFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Archduchess Margaret of Austria was born inInnsbruck,County of Tyrol (in present-dayAustria) on 16 February 1536 as the ninth child and seventh daughter ofFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–1564) and his wife, bornPrincess Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503–1547). She had a strict, religious upbringing with a heavy influence fromJesuits.
Margaret and her older sisterArchduchess Magdalena of Austria had long expressed a desire to remain unmarried and create a community of pious women, which their father had a difficult time accepting. After his death in 1564 they both becamenuns inHall in Tirol,County of Tyrol, founding the Ladies' Convent of Hall(Haller Damenstift) under the supervision of theSociety of Jesus with her sisters ArchduchessesMagdalena (1532–1590) andHelena (1543–1574) of Austria.[1][2] She died there on 12 March 1567 at the age of 31.
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