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Margaret Stewart (French: Marguerite; 25 December 1424 – 16 August 1445) was a princess of Scotland and the dauphine of France. She was the firstborn child of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort. She married the eldest son of the king of France, Louis, Dauphin of France, at the age of eleven. Their marriage was unhappy, and she died ...
Nov 14, 2019 · Princess Margaret Stewart was born at a time when the Scottish court was becoming a potentially useful ally for England’s other enemy – France. As with so many women her politically-necessary marriage ended up being an unhappy one, and in the end didn’t even lead to her gaining a French crown.
May 22, 2014 · King Charles made a concerted diplomatic choice and he chose Margaret of Scotland to be his daughter-in-law. James was happy to accept the Dauphin Louis as a son-in-law. In the summer of 1436, when Margaret was eleven and Louis was thirteen, Margaret arrived in France.
Jul 19, 2017 · Margaret of Scotland (Stewart) was born on 25 December 1424 as the eldest daughter of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort. She was betrothed to the future King Louis XI of France from an early age as part of a political alliance for Scottish assistance in the war between France and England.
Jan 9, 2023 · Margaret of Scotland (French: Marguerite d'Écosse) (25 December 1424 – 16 August 1445) was a Princess of Scotland and the Dauphine of France. She was the firstborn child of King James I of Scotland and Queen Joan Beaufort.
Apr 28, 2021 · Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of the Viennois, died 16 August 1445 (at the age of twenty) at Châlons-sur-Marne in Champagne, and was buried in the Chapel of Saint-Sépulcre in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Laon in Thouars (Vienne).
Feb 1, 2013 · Depiction of Margaret Stewart’s husband the Dauphin Louis as King Louis XI of France. The next afternoon, in the chapel at Tours, the wedding took place, presided over by the Archbishop of Reims. The wedding was really a paltry affair as far as royal weddings are concerned.
Jun 5, 2024 · She married Louis de Valois XI Roi de France on 25 June 1436, in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. She died on 16 August 1445, in Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, at the age of 20, and was buried in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France.
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Margaret Stewart (1424-1445) was the eldest daughter of King James I of Scotland and his queen Joan Beaufort of England. King Charles VII of France wished to strengthen Scotland's alliance with France and requested Margaret's hand for his son the Dauphin Louis (the future Louis XI).
