{"product_id":"margaret-of-austria-governor-of-the-netherlands-and-early-16th-century-europes-greatest-diplomat-paperback","title":"Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRozsa Gaston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGéza Von Habsburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eSusan Abernethy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e◆ Royalty ◆ Power ◆ Politics ◆ Love ◆ Struggle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling biographer and historian \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Gristwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tudors in Lov\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ee\u003c\/em\u003e, calls this tale of early 16th-century Europe's most brilliant power broker \"Compelling and wholly convincing-at once a vividly readable novel and a long-overdue presentation of Europe's unsung heroine to the broad audience she deserves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret of Austria\u003c\/strong\u003e was the most significant political negotiator of early 16th-century Europe. About as Austrian as French fries are French, she was born in Brussels in 1480, raised in France, married and widowed in Spain, then married and widowed again in Savoy by age twenty-four.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1506 Margaret's life turned upside down when her brother \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip of Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e unexpectedly died in Spain. With their mother \u003cstrong\u003eJuana of Castile\u003c\/strong\u003e insane, four children, heirs to the \u003cstrong\u003eHabsburg\u003c\/strong\u003e empire, were left behind in the \u003cstrong\u003eBurgundian-Habsburg Netherland\u003c\/strong\u003es.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret stepped in and took the reins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppointed by her father, \u003cstrong\u003eMaximilian I\u003c\/strong\u003e, Margaret became governor of the Netherlands, then widened her role to broker the \u003cstrong\u003e1508 Treaty of Cambrai\u003c\/strong\u003e where Europe's princes united against Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFerdinand of Spain\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Tudor\u003c\/strong\u003e then \u003cstrong\u003eHenry VIII of England\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLouis XII of France\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cstrong\u003e Louise of Savoy\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eFrancis I\u003c\/strong\u003e all came to Margaret's negotiation table. Under her deft diplomacy princes saw reason and wars were averted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoying political power, Margaret avoided remarriage. Then Henry VIII's right-hand man \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Brandon\u003c\/strong\u003e turned her world upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret's court attracted Europe's brightest, including the young \u003cstrong\u003eAnne Boleyn\u003c\/strong\u003e. Yet halfway through her rule Margaret was ousted by enemies. She won back her position with a comeback strategy as astute today as it was in 1517.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourney to the Renaissance with Margaret of Austria, who shot the fortunes of the House of Habsburg to the stars while setting a winning precedent for female rule in the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487830294781,"sku":"9781732589995","price":30.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/eGYvbmNHN2VBalh3bG5uWHhwU1doUT09.webp?v=1777780571","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/margaret-of-austria-governor-of-the-netherlands-and-early-16th-century-europes-greatest-diplomat-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}