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in 1351, Margaret married Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, the youngest son of King

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and Elizabeth of Poland. The couple's first child,

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, was born the next year, and was followed by

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in 1354. Upon Stephen's death the same year, John inherited the duchy, with Duchess Margaret as his guardian.Engel, p. 157. The Duchess remarried in 1356, choosing Gerlach von Hohenlohe as her second husband, but kept the regency over Slavonia, Croatia and Dalmatia. However, a war broke out between the

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and the

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in the spring of the same year and the royal court decided to end the duchy's autonomy. Margaret was thus deprived of power. John, who had been recognised as

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of both Hungary and Poland, died in 1360.Engel, 157-158. She died in 1374 and was survived by her daughter and second husband.

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