Margaret of Bavaria

Margaret of Bavaria
16th-century anonymous painting of Margaret
Duchess consort of Burgundy
Tenure	1404–1419
Born	1363
Died	23 January 1424 (aged 60–61) Dijon
Spouse	John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy ​ ​ (m. 1385; died 1419)​
Issue	Catherine Marie, Duchess of Cleves Margaret, Duchess of Brittany Philip III, Duke of Burgundy Isabelle, Countess of Penthièvre and Périgord Anne, Duchess of Bedford Agnes, Duchess of Bourbon
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
Mother	Margaret of Brieg

Margaret of Bavaria (1363 – 23 January 1424, Dijon) was Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to John the Fearless. She was the regent of the Burgundian Low Countries during the absence of her spouse in 1404–1419^[1] and the regent in French Burgundy during the absence of her son in 1419–1423.^[1] She became most known for her successful defense of the Duchy of Burgundy against Count John IV of Armagnac in 1419.^[1]