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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'.
Margaret's coat of arms as Queen consort of Scotland In seeking allies Margaret turned more and more to the powerful House of Douglas . She found herself particularly attracted to the Earl of Angus, whom even his uncle, the cleric and poet Gavin Douglas , called a "young witless fool". [ 43 ]
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 Drummond, Queen of Scotland (1340–1375), Queen consort of David II; Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424–1445), daughter of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort, married the future Louis XI of France; Princess Margaret Stewart of Scotland (b.c.1455), daughter of James II of Scotland; Margaret of Denmark (1456–1486), Queen ...
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".
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.
6. She was also 38th in direct line of descent from Egbert, King of Wessex from 802 and King of England from 827 to 839. 7. Aged five weeks, she was christened in the chapel at Buckingham Palace.
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.