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He chose his half-sister Margaret, Duchess of Parma, to be regent in place of the Duke of Savoy. A little later the States-General were called together, also at Ghent, for a solemn leave-taking. On August 26, Philip embarked at Flushing, and quitted the Netherlands, never again to return. Philip's choice of Margaret as governess-general was a happy one.
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