Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut

Margaret II
Seal of Empress Margaret
Countess of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland
Reign1345–1356
PredecessorWilliam the Bold
SuccessorWilliam the Mad
Queen consort of Germany
Tenure1324–1347
Holy Roman Empress
Tenure1328–1347
Coronation17 January 1328
Born1311
Died23 June 1356
(aged 44–45)
Le Quesnoy
Burial
SpouseLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Issue
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HouseHouse of Avesnes
FatherWilliam I, Count of Hainaut
MotherJoan 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.


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