Margaret of Scotland 1 2
- Born: Cir 1045, probably Hungary
- Marriage: Malcolm III, King of Scotland circa 1070
- Died: 16 Nov 1093, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland aged 48
Another name for Margaret was Saint Margaret of Scotland.
General Notes:
Queen consort of Malcolm III Canmore and patroness of Scotland.
Margaret was brought up at the Hungarian court, where her father, Edward, was in exile. After the Battle of Hastings, Edward's widow and children fled for safety to Scotland. Her brother Edgar the Aetheling, defeated claimant to the English throne, joined her there. In spite of her leanings toward a religious life, Margaret married (c. 1070) Malcolm III Canmore, king of Scotland from 1057 or 1058 to 1093. Through her influence over her husband and his court, she promoted, in conformity with the Gregorian reform, the interests of the church and of the English population conquered by the Scots in the previous century. She died shortly after her husband was slain near Alnwick, Northumberland.
Feast day November 16, Scottish feast day June 16.
Research Notes:
Brian Tompsett shows her marriage as 1057 or 1058. The Britannica states circa 1070.
Noted events in her life were:
• She was a Queen of Scotland.
• Canonized: 1250.
Margaret married Malcolm III, King of Scotland, son of Duncan I of Scotland and Sybil, circa 1070. (Malcolm III, King of Scotland was born circa 1031 and died on 13 Nov 1093 near Alnwick, Northumberland, England.)
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