Margo Dolce

Margo Dolce, Princess of Italy is the daughter of Queen Mary and King Henry, the younger sister of  Lorenzo, Charles, Ivan, James and Madeline, and the older sister of  Anne, Marie, Henry, and Henri. Margo was also joint monarch of Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Switzerland with her Brothers Ivan and James from 1665 until her death. As a child she suffered from ill health and physical disability from (1665) and did not marry.

Vienna Court
At age ten, Margo was sent away to Vienna to change her ways and was offered a place in the royal household. Ordinarily, a girl had to be twelve years old to have such an honour, but Margo may have been younger. Margo made a good impression in Austria with her manners and studiousness, Margo reported that she was well spoken and pleasant for her young age.

In the Queen's household, she completed her study of Austrian and developed interests in art, fashion, illuminated manuscripts, literature, music, poetry, and religious philosophy. She also acquired knowledge of French culture, dance, etiquette, literature, music, and poetry and came to gain experience in flirtation and the game of courtly love.Margo had been of average height and she had a slender build with long straight and thick brown or dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, a considerably strong nose, a definite wide mouth with slim lips, and an olive complexion. She was considered to be brilliant, charming, driven, elegant, forthright, and graceful with a keen wit and a lively, opinionated, and passionate personality.

Margo was depicted to be "sweet and cheerful" in her youth and she enjoyed cards and dice games, drinking wine, eating French cuisine, flirting, gambling, gossiping, and hearing a good joke. She was fond of archery, falconry, hunting, and the occasional game of bowls. Yet Margo also had a sharp tongue and a terrible temper.

In Austria, Margo was a maid of honour to Queen Maria, and then to Maria's 15-year-old stepdaughter Queen Elisabeth, with whom she stayed nearly seven years. Margo stayed with Maria from spring 1656 until her father arranged for her to attend her brothers funeral, but rejected as she was becoming ill, and thought she wouldn’t be up for the travel. Four Months later she received a letter from her mother saying her father has just passed and her brother became King. But on the way home Margo contracted pneumonia and almost died. Margo stayed in a Convent to recover, the recovery took a few days, and Margo eventually made it back home for her brothers funeral.