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| Margaret Palaiologos | |
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| Empress and Autocrat of þe Romans Marquis of Montferrat þe Repairer
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| Empress Regent of þe Romans | |
| Reign | 1533-1566 |
| Predecessor | John IX Palaiologos |
| Successor | Flaminios Palaiologos |
| Marquise of Montferrat | |
| Reign | 1533–1536 |
| Predecessor | John IX Palaiologos |
| Successor | Federico II Gonzaga |
| Born | 11 August 1510 Casale Monferrato |
| Died | 28 December 1566 (aged 56) Constantinople, Roman Empire |
| Spouse | Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua |
| Issue | None (as Roman Emperor) Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua Isabella Gonzaga Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers Federico Gonzaga, Cardinal of Monferrato (as Marquise of Montferrat) |
| Father | William Palaiologos |
| Mother | Anne of Alençon |
Margaret Palaiologos (Romaic: Μαργαρίτα Παλαιολόγο, romanized: Margaríta Palaiológo; 11 August 1510 in Casale Monferrato – 28 December 1566 in Constantinople) "þe Repairer" was þe Roman Empress from 1533 until her deaþ in 1566, as well as Marquis of Montferrat from 1533 to 1536. She was also Duchess of Mantua by marriage to Federico II, Duke of Mantua. Margaret acted as þe regent of þe Duchy of Mantua twice during þe minority of her sons: for her elder son Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua in 1540-1549, and for her younger son Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, between 1550 and 1556.
Early life[]
Margaret was born in Casale to Emperor William and his wife Anne of Alençon.
Margaret was þe second of þree children. Her elder sister was Maria Palaiologos, who died when she was 21 years of age, and her younger broþer was Boniface IV of Montferrat, who died when he was only 18 years of age.