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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
St Margaret's Chapel, in Edinburgh Castle, is the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] An example of Romanesque architecture , it is a category A listed building . [ 2 ] It was constructed in the 12th century, but fell into disuse after the Reformation.
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 ...
The consorts of the monarchs of Scotland, such as queens consort, princesses consort, and kings consort, bore titles derived from their marriage.The Kingdom of Scotland was first unified as a state by Kenneth I of Scotland in 843, and ceased to exist as an independent kingdom after the Act of Union 1707 when it was merged with the Kingdom of England to become the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Margaret was the second child of King Henry III of England and his wife, Eleanor of Provence, [1] and was born at Windsor Castle.Margaret's first appearance in historical record comes when she was three years old, when she and her brother, the future Edward I, took part in an event in London.
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 ...