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| Name |
Margaret of England |
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Queen of Scots |
| Birth |
29 Sep 1251 |
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
26 Feb 1275 |
Cupar Castle, Cupar, Fife, Scotland [2] |
| Burial |
Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland [2] |
| Person ID |
I45556 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
17 Mar 2016 |
| Father |
Henry III, King of England, b. 1 Oct 1207, Winchester Castle, Hampshire, United Kingdom d. 16 Nov 1272, Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
Eleanor of Provence, Queen of England, Princess of Castile, b. 1222, Aix-En-Provence, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France d. 24 Jun 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Jan 1236 |
Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England [3, 4] |
| Family ID |
F13809 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Alexander III, King of Scotland, b. 4 Sep 1241, Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 19 Mar 1286, Fife, Scotland (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Dec 1251 |
York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England [1, 2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Margaret of Scotland, b. 28 Feb 1261, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. 9 Apr 1283, Tonsberg, Vestfold, Norway (Age 22 years) |
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| Family ID |
F16625 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 29 Sep 1251 - Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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 | Marriage - 26 Dec 1251 - York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England |
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 | Death - 26 Feb 1275 - Cupar Castle, Cupar, Fife, Scotland |
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 | Burial - - Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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| Notes |
- Margaret of England (29 September 1240 - 26 February 1275) was Queen of Scots as the wife of King Alexander III.
Life
Margaret was the second child of King Henry III of England and his wife, Eleanor of Provence, and was born at Windsor Castle. Margaret’s first appearance in historical record comes when she was three years old.
She was married on 26 December 1251, when she was 11 years old, at York Minster, to King Alexander III of Scotland, who was 10 years of age. The couple had three children:[1]
Margaret (28 February 1261 – 9 April 1283), who married King Eric II of Norway.
Alexander (21 January 1264 Jedburgh – 28 January 1284 Lindores Abbey).
David (20 March 1272 – June 1281 Stirling Castle); buried in Dunfermline Abbey.
Margaret is said to have been unhappy in Scotland, and created some tensions between England and Scotland by writing to her family in England that she was poorly treated in Scotland.[2]
It was said that Margaret was responsible for the death of a young courtier, who reputedly had killed her uncle Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.[3] While walking along the River Tay, she became annoyed with the young man. She jokingly pushed him into the river, but he was swept to his death by a powerful current before anyone could help.[4]
Margaret died on 26 February 1275 at Cupar Castle, and was buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife. [2]
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- [S9233] "Eleanor of Provence" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Provence, retrieved March 17, 2016 by David A.
- [S9235] "Margaret of England" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_England, retrieved March 17, 2016 by David A.
- [S51582] http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I190062&tree=00.
- [S8756] "Henry III of England", biography, abtracted July 7, 2013, by David A. Hennessee,.
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