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Marguerite de Helfenstein
Marguerite
de
Helfenstein
was the
illegitimate daughter
of
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
.
She married the
German
Count
Louis de Helfenstein
. They were taken hostage after the
Siege of Weinsberg
in
1525
during the
Peasant's Revolt
. She was
liberated
by the army of the
Princes
, and took
refuge
at the
court
of
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
,
the regent
of
the Netherlands
. She was given an allowance by Margaret and the
emperor
.