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Margaret of England. Margaret of Scotland ( Old Norse: Margrét Alexandersdóttir; Norwegian: Margrete Alexandersdotter; Scottish Gaelic: Maighread Nic Rìgh Alasdair; 28 February 1261 – 9 April 1283) was Queen of Norway as the wife of King Eric II. [1] She is sometimes known as the Maid of Scotland to distinguish her from her daughter ...
Sep 26, 2015 · Eric came of age in 1282 and the following year, on the 9th April 1283, Margaret gave birth to a daughter, another Margaret. The queen died giving birth to Margaret; at Tonsberg, Norway, and was buried in Christ’s Kirk, Bergen. For Alexander III, even more tragedy was to follow in January 1284 when his son and heir, Alexander, died aged just 20.
Mar 25, 2024 · Margaret was the queen of Scotland from 1286 to 1290, the last of the line of Scottish rulers descended from King Malcolm III Canmore (ruled 1058–93). Margaret’s father was Eric II, king of Norway; her mother, Margaret, a daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland (ruled 1249–86), died in 1283.
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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 an English princess and a Scottish queen. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland". [1]
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May 1, 2014 · Margaret of Scotland gave birth to the young Margaret at Tønsberg on April 9 of 1283 and promptly died. Advertisement. At the time the marriage contract for his daughter was signed, King Alexander III’s wife had died and he had only one surviving son. This son was to die in 1284, leaving only the young princess Margaret of Norway as his heir.
Margaret, daughter of Alexander III, King of Scots. Margaret (1283 – 1290), usually known as the Maid of Norway, literally The Virgin of Norway, sometimes known as Margaret of Scotland (Margrete av Scotland), was a Norwegian – Scottish princess who is widely considered to have been Queen of Scots from 1286 until her death, although this is ...
