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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".
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- Malcolm III of Scotland, (m. 1070; died 1093)
Mar 25, 2024 · St. Margaret of Scotland (born c. 1045, probably Hungary—died November 16, 1093, Edinburgh; canonized 1250; feast day November 16, Scottish feast day June 16) was the queen consort of Malcolm III Canmore and patroness of Scotland. Margaret was brought up at the Hungarian court, where her father, Edward (son of Edmund Ironside ), was in exile.
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Nov 27, 2020 · Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1046-1093 CE) was, as the second wife of Malcolm III (r. 1058-1093 CE), the queen of Scotland from 1070 CE until her death in November 1093 CE. A princess of the royal house of Wessex, she brought Anglo-Saxon cultural practices to Scotland and promoted Roman Catholicism in her adopted kingdom.
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Nov 16, 2020 · (1045 – November 16, 1093) Saint Margaret of Scotland’s Story. Margaret of Scotland was a truly liberated woman in the sense that she was free to be herself. For her, that meant freedom to love God and serve others. Not Scottish by birth, Margaret was the daughter of Princess Agatha of Hungary and the Anglo-Saxon Prince Edward Atheling.
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Queen and Saint, Religious Reformer. Saint Margaret of Scotland, reading the Bible to her husband, King Malcolm III of Scotland. Getty Images / Hulton Archive. Known for: Queen Consort of Scotland (married to Malcolm III -- Malcolm Canmore -- of Scotland), Patroness of Scotland, reforming the Church of Scotland.
Exiled English princess and Scottish queen, St. Margaret is also known as “The Pearl of Scotland”… Ben Johnson. 6 min read. Margaret was born in 1046 and was a member of an ancient English royal family. She was a direct descendant of King Alfred and was the granddaughter of King Edmund Ironside of England through his son Edward.
In her position as queen, all Margaret's great influence was thrown into the cause of religion and piety. A synod was held, and among the special reforms instituted the most important were the regulation of the Lenten fast, observance of the Easter communion, and the removal of certain abuses concerning marriage within the prohibited degrees.
