- Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
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Margaret of Scotland Queen consort of Norway Tenure 1281 – 9 April 1283 Spouse Eric II of Norway Issue Margaret, Maid of Norway House House of Dunkeld Father Alexander III of Scotland Mother Margaret of England Born 28 February 1261 Died 9 April 1283 Burial Old cathedral, Bergen Margaret of Scotland (28 February 1261 – 9 April 1283) (Old Norse: Margrét Alexandersdóttir; Norwegian: Margrete Alexandersdotter; Scottish Gaelic: Maighread Nic Rìgh Alasdair) was Queen consort of Norway and wife of King Eric II of Norway.[1]
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Biography
She was born at Windsor Castle, the daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland and his first wife, Margaret of England. Margaret came to Norway at 20 years of age to marry the 13 year old king Eric Magnusson. Eric became king of Norway on 9 May 1280. A marriage contract was signed in royal burgh of Roxburgh on 25 July 1281. The treaty also included a provision for the children of Margaret and Eric to succeed to throne of the kingdom of the Scots. Margaret's dowry was set at 14,000 marks sterling. The year after the wedding was held in Bergen, Norway when Margaret was also crowned queen.
The marriage between Margaret and Eric stands out as a typical marriage of political note. It would reconcile and resolve the Scottish-Norwegian antagonisms that had developed since 1266 resulting from the terms of the Treaty of Perth.[2] Under the treaty, Norway had given up the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Scotland, in return for a lump sum of 4000 marks and an annuity of 100 marks. Scotland also confirmed Norwegian sovereignty over Shetland and Orkney Islands.
Queen Margaret died in Tønsberg, during or shortly after giving birth to Margaret, Maid of Norway, who would become queen regnant of the Kingdom of Scotland upon the death of her grandfather, King Alexander III on 19 March 1286.[3]
Queen Margaret was buried in the Old Cathedral on Holmen in Bergen. This cathedral was demolished in 1531. The site, in present day Bergenhus Fortress, is marked by a memorial.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway 16. Henry, Earl of Northumbria 8. William I of Scotland 17. Ada de Warenne 4. Alexander II of Scotland 18. Richard I, Viscount de Beaumont 9. Ermengarde de Beaumont 19. Constance FitzRoy 2. Alexander III of Scotland 20. Ralph I, Lord of Coucy 10. Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy 21. Alice de Dreux 5. Marie de Coucy 22. Jean I, Lord of Montmirail 11. Marie de Montmirel 23. Helvide de Dampierre 1. Margaret of Scotland 24. Henry II of England 12. John of England 25. Eleanor of Aquitaine 6. Henry III of England 26. Aymer, Count of Angoulême 13. Isabella of Angoulême 27. Alice of Courtenay 3. Margaret of England 28. Alfonso II, Count of Provence 14. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence 29. Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier 7. Eleanor of Provence 30. Thomas I, Count of Savoy 15. Beatrice of Savoy 31. Margaret of Geneva Sources
The primary Scottish accounts of the life of Margaret are found in the Chronicle of Lanercost and the Chronica Gentis Scotorum by John of Fordun. The date of the death of Queen Margaret is given as 9 April 1283 in the Chronica Gentis Scotorum, but the Chronicle of Lanercost states her death to have been 27/28 February 1283.
References
Other sources
- Anderson, A. Orr Early Sources of Scottish History (Vol 2, Edinburgh. 1922)
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of NorwayBorn: 28 February 1261 Died: 9 April 1283Norwegian royalty Preceded by
Ingeborg EriksdotterQueen consort of Norway
1281–1283Succeeded by
Isabel BruceNorwegian Royal Consorts Sonja Haraldsen (1991–present)
Maud of Wales (1905–1938) · Sophia of Nassau^ (1872–1905) · Louise of the Netherlands^ (1859–1871) · Josephine of Leuchtenberg^ (1844–1859) · Désirée Clary^ (1818–1844) · Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp^ (1814–1818) · Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel* (1808–1839) · Caroline Matilda of Great Britain* (1766–1775) · Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel* (1752–1766) · Louise of Great Britain* (1746–1751) · Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach* (1730–1746) · Anne Sophie Reventlow* (1721–1730) · Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow* (1699–1721) · Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel* (1670–1699) · Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670) · Anne Catherine of Brandenburg* (1597–1612) · Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow* (1572–1588) · Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg* (1534–1559) · Sophie of Pomerania*^ (1523–1533) · Isabella of Austria*^ (1515–1523) · Christina of Saxony*^ (1481–1513) · Dorothea of Brandenburg*^ (1450–1481) · Catherine of Bjurum^ (1449–1450) · Dorothea of Brandenburg*^ (1445–1448) · Philippa of England*^ (1406–1430) · Margaret I of Denmark^ (1363–1380) · Blanche of Namur^ (1335–1343) · Euphemia of Rügen (1299–1312) · Isabel Bruce (1293–1299) · Margaret of Scotland (1281–1283) · Ingeborg of Denmark (1263–1280) · Rikissa Birgersdotter (1251–1257) · Margrét Skúladóttir (1225–1263) · Christina of Norway (1209–1213) · Margaret of Sweden (1189–1202) · Estrid Bjørnsdotter (1170–1176) · Ragna Nikolasdatter (114?–1157) · Ingrid of Sweden (1134–1136) · Christine of Denmark (1132–1133) · Malmfred of Kiev* (1116–1130) · Blathmin Ní Briain (1103) · Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter (1103–1123) · Margaret Fredkulla* (1101–1103) · Ingerid of Denmark (1067–1093) · Elisiv of Kiev (1045–1066) · Emma of Normandy* (1028–1035) · Astrid of Sweden (1019–1035) · Sigrid the Haughty*^ (1000–1014) · Tyra of Denmark (998–1000) Gunhild of Wenden* · Tove of the Obotrites* (970–986) · Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (931–934) · Gyda of Hordaland (872–930)*also Queen of Denmark
^also Queen of SwedenCategories:- 1261 births
- 1283 deaths
- Deaths in childbirth
- Medieval women
- Norwegian royal consorts
- Scottish princesses
- Women of medieval Scotland
- House of Dunkeld
- Heirs to the Scottish throne
- Women of medieval Norway
- Burials at Christ Church, Bergen
- Norway–Scotland relations
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