Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry was the daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany.
Background
Margaret was born at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 5 June 1523 the youngest daughter and child of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany. Near the end of 1538, her father and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, agreed that Margaret should marry Charles" son, the future Philip II of Spain.
Career
On 29 April 1550 at the age of 26 she was created suo jure Duchess of Berry. Marriage Margaret died on 14 September 1574 at the age of 51. She was buried in Turin at the Cathedral of Saint Giovanni Battista.