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Margaret was the daughter of the English prince Edward the Exile and his wife Agatha, and also the granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, King of England. [1] After the death of Ironside in 1016, Canute sent the infant Edward and his brother to the court of the Swedish king, Olof Skötkonung, and they eventually made their way to Kievan Rus'.
Image of Saint Margaret, stained glass window, Edinburgh. Saint Margaret of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Naomh Maighréad; Scots: Saunt Marget, c. 1045 – 16 November 1093), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was Queen of Alba from 1070 to 1093 as the wife of King Malcolm III. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland".
Edith of Wessex: Godwin, Earl of Wessex Gytha Thorkelsdóttir: 1029 23 January 1045 4 January 1066 Husband's death: 19 December 1075 Westminster Abbey: Edward the Confessor: Ealdgyth: Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia Ælfgifu Unknown, fl. c. 1057: January 1066 Not crowned: 14 October 1066 Husband's death: 1066 Not known Harold II Godwinson
Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045 – 16 November 1093) was an English princess of the House of Wessex, the sister of Edgar Ætheling. Margaret and her family fled to Scotland following the Norman conquest of England of 1066. Around 1070 Margaret married Malcolm III of Scotland.
Saint Margaret of Scotland c. 1045 –1093 Queen of Scotland: Malcolm III c. 1031 –1093 of Scotland King of Scots: Gytha of Wessex d. 1098 /1107 One of several Daughters of King Harold Godwinson: Gunhild of Wessex One of several Daughters of King Harold Godwinson: King William I the Conqueror c. 1028 –1087 King of England r. 1066–1087 ...
Saint Margaret of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Naomh Maighréad; Scots: Saunt Marget, c. 1045 – 16 November 1093), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was Queen of Alba from 1070 to 1093 as the wife of King Malcolm III. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland".
Her mother Matilda was the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret of Wessex, a member of the West Saxon royal family, and a descendant of Alfred the Great. [8] For Henry I, marrying Matilda of Scotland had given his reign increased legitimacy, and for her it had been an opportunity for high status and power in England. [9]
Malcolm married Edgar's sister Margaret, and agreed to support Edgar in his attempt to reclaim the English throne. [10] When the rebellion that resulted in the Harrying of the North broke out in Northumbria at the beginning of 1069, Edgar returned to England with other rebels who had fled to Scotland , to become the leader, or at least the ...