Margaret of England

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Margaret of England
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Queen consort of Scots
Tenure 26 December 1251 – 26 February 1275
Born (1240-09-29)29 September 1240
Windsor Castle
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Cupar Castle
Burial Dunfermline Abbey, Fife
Spouse Alexander III of Scotland
(m. 1251; her death 1275)
Issue
more...
Margaret, Queen of Norway
Alexander, Prince of Scotland
House Plantagenet
Father Henry III of England
Mother Eleanor of Provence

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 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.

Family tree

Family of Margaret of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Henry II, King of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Matilda, Lady of the English
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. John, King of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. William X, Duke of Aquitaine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Eleanor of Aquitaine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Aenor de Châtellerault
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Henry III, King of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. William VI Taillefer, Count of Angoulême
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angoulême
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Marguerite de Turenne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Isabella of Angoulême
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Peter of Courtenay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Alice of Courtenay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Elisabeth de Courtenay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Margaret of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Alfonso II, King of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Alfonso II, Count of Provence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Sancha of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Rainou, Count of Forcalquier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Gersend of Forcalquier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Eleanor of Provence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Humbert III, Count of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Thomas I, Count of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Beatrice of Viennois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Beatrice of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. William I, Count of Geneva
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Marguerite of Geneva
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Beatrix of Faucigny
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cited references

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  2. Anne Echols, Marty Williams: An annotated index of medieval women
  3. Early Sources of Scottish History
  4. Lanercost Chronicle

Written References

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  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Margaret of England
Born: 29 September 1240 Died: 26 February 1275
Royal titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Marie de Coucy
Queen consort of Scotland
1251–1275
Vacant
Title next held by
Yolande de Dreux