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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". [1]
On the night of 14 March 1314 the castle was captured by Robert the Bruce. He destroyed all the buildings in the castle, except for the little chapel. On his death bed in 1329, Bruce spoke of the story of Queen Margaret and issued orders for the chapel's repair, with some forty pounds Scots being put aside for that purpose. For many years ...
Later in 1503, months after the death of her mother, Margaret left England for Scotland; her progress was a grand journey northward. She left Richmond Palace on 27 June with Henry VII, and they travelled first to Collyweston in Northamptonshire. At York a plaque commemorates the exact spot where the Queen of Scots entered its gates.
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".
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.
Death Resting place Spouse Ealhswith of Mercia: Æthelred Mucel – 868 c. 886 (Queen Consort of Wessex from 23 April 871) – 26 October 899 5 December 902 New Minster, Winchester, later Hyde Abbey: Alfred the Great: Ælfflæd: Æthelhelm (father) – 899 26 October 899 – Late 910s Marriage dissolved – – Edward the Elder: Eadgifu of Kent
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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.