In celebration of women's history month, this episode of this week in royal history will

exclusively highlight remarkable women. During this special month, we will not only recognize

the birthdays and commemorate the deaths of these women, but also delve into their inspiring

life stories and significant contributions to history.

Get ready to learn about some truly amazing figures.

The Tudor's Dynasty podcast.

In the summer of 1651, a child was born to the Spanish monarchs Philip the 4th and Marianna of Austria.

This child, Margaret Teresa of Spain, arrived into a world of great privilege and expectation,

but also a familial complexity as her parents for uncle and niece.

Margaret Teresa had a younger brother, Charles II, who would later become the last Spanish

Habsburg ruler.

Mary Teresa's life would take a momentous turn in April of 1666, when she married by proxy

to Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.

This union was made all the more remarkable by the fact that Leopold was both her maternal

uncle and her paternal cousin.

Margaret Teresa traveled to Vienna that December to formalize her marriage, which was celebrated with great fanfare.

Despite the initial excitement surrounding their marriage, Margaret Teresa and Leopold's Union was marred by tragedy.

Although they had four children together, only one daughter survived to adulthood.

Murgatrice's own life was tragically cut short at the age of 21, when she contracted bronchitis while pregnant.

Her final resting place was at the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, a solemn testament of her status as royalty.

Even as a child in Spain, Margaret Teresa was already attracting the attention of the greatest artist of her time.

The renowned painter Diego Valesquez, a master of the Baroque period,

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