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Personal data Margaret of Norway and Denmark 

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Household of Margaret of Norway and Denmark

She is married to James III Stewart.

They got married on July 13, 1469 at Holyrood, Midlothian, Scotland, she was 13 years old.Source 8


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Stewart  1470-1520


Notes about Margaret of Norway and Denmark

Queen of Scotland. Originally Princess of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Consort of King James III and only daughter of Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. She married James in July 1469. The couple had three sons. She was given the largest jointure Scottish law allowed in her marriage settlement, interested in clothes and jewelry, known for always being dressed in the latest fashion. She may have taught her son James to speak Danish. Popular in Scotland and described as beautiful, gentle, and sensible, she was called by later historians far better qualified to rule than her spouse. The relationship between Queen Margaret and King James III was not described as a happy one. Reportedly, Margaret was not very fond of James, though she respected his position as monarch. In 1476 James wished to give the title Earl of Ross to his second son, but John MacDonald was allowed to remain as Lord of Parliament upon Margaret's request. During the crisis of 1482, when James III was deprived of power by his brother for several months, Margaret was said to have shown more interest in the welfare of her children than her spouse, which led to a permanent estrangement, though she did work for the reinstatement of her spouse in his powers. After the crisis, the couple lived apart, James III in Edinburgh, Queen Margaret in Stirling with their children. Margaret died at Stirling Castle, her son claiming she was poisoned by Lord Bothwell, leader of a political faction. James III did mourn her death and sent a supplication to the Pope were he applied for her to be declared a saint.

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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Historical events

Birthday June 23, 1456

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1456: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 4 » Ottoman–Hungarian wars: The Siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) begins.
    • July 7 » A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
    • July 22 » Ottoman wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade: John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 17 » The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
    • November 9 » Ulrich II, Count of Celje, last ruler of the County of Cilli, is assassinated in Belgrade.

Day of marriage July 13, 1469

  • Graaf Karel I de Stoute (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1467 till 1477 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1469: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 26 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place.
    • August 1 » Louis XI of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.
    • October 19 » Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.

Day of death July 14, 1486

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1486: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 18 » King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV uniting the House of Lancaster and the House of York.


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