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, 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,
Bernardo de Sandoval. Her godparents were her older sister, the Infanta
Ana Mauricia and the
Duke of Lerma 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. 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 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) == Notes ==