Margaret of Austria by Bernard van Orley and his workshop. This portrait from @monasterebrou shows Margaret as a devout widow. She lost her mother Mary of Burgundy at a very young age, was engaged to but later discarded by Charles VIII of France, lost her first husband Juan Prince of Asturias after only six months of mariage and her second husband Philibert II of Savoy passed away at the tender age of 24. Margaret vowed never to marry again and devoted her life raising her bother Philip the Fair’s (who also died young) children, amongst whom was the later Charles V for whom she acted as regent of the Netherlands. #bozar #margaretofaustria #monasteredebrou #bernardvanorley #vanorley #brussel #bruxelles #brussels #belgië #belgium #belgique #art #widow (bij BOZAR) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw9z6H5lwyc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15z7nnx3hsdii
