Margarita of Spain (25 May 1610 - 11 March 1617) was an

infanta Infante (, ; f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as "infant" or translated as "prince", is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to the ...

of Spain, who died in childhood.

Life

Margarita was the seventh child of the marriage between Philip III and Margaret of Austria and the fourth of their daughters, after Ana, María and María Ana. She was born in Lerma, capital of the states of the valido of her father, the

Duke of Lerma Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma, 5th Marquess of Denia, 1st Count of Ampudia (1552/1553 – 17 May 1625), was a favourite of Philip III of Spain, the first of the '' validos'' ('most worthy') through whom the later H ...

, while was still in his privileged position. On 10 June 1610, the feast of Corpus Christi, she was baptized in Valladolid Cathedral by the

archbishop of Toledo The Archdiocese of Toledo () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Spain.

, Bernardo de Sandoval. Her godparents were her older sister, the Infanta Ana Mauricia and the

himself. In honor of this last godfather, she received ''Francisca'' as a middle name. She was carried to the baptismal font by her baptismal godfather.In Spanish royal baptisms, this honour of bringing the newborn to the baptismal font was second in importance only to the one of being godparent. At the age of six she could already write and read the catechism. She was fond of pious practices. She died in the Royal Alcázar of Madrid at the age of 6 years. She was taken with the usual pomp to the monastery of San Lorenzo de

El Escorial El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (), or (), is a historical residence of the king of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, up the valley ( road distance) from the town of El Escorial, Madrid, El ...

. She is buried in the ninth chamber of the Panteón of Infantes, under the following epitaph:

''Non moriar sed vivam et narrabo opera Domini'' ( Sal 117, 17)

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