Queen of Norway of Scotland Margaret

1283 - 1290  (7 years)

• Name	Margaret
  Prefix	Queen of Norway of Scotland
  Born	Apr 1283	Tonsberg, Norway
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Sep 1290	The North Sea, En Route to Scotland For Her Wedding to Prince Edward of England
  Person ID	I445653927	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	King of Norway Eirik Magnusson, II,   b. 1268,   d. 15 Jul 1299  (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Margaret Canmore,   b. 28 Feb 1261, Windsor, Berkshire, England ,   d. 9 Apr 1283, Tonsberg, Norway  (Age 22 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1281	Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
  Family ID	F227894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Known as "The Maid of Norway" and also as "The Damsel of Scotland," Margaret was only 3 years old when her grandfather, Malcolm III died. She had been considered an heir to the throne in her grandfather's lifetime, and, upon his death, was recognized as "Lady and Queen of Scotland." Six guardians were appointed to govern the kingdom until she came of age. Edward I of England saw in this an opportunity and so proposed a marriage between Margaret and his own son, Prince Edward, who had been born in 1284. This marriage was arranged via the Treaty of Birgham in 1290, in which it was agreed that the young Queen of Scotland should marry the heir to the throne of England. It was Edward I's plan that Scotland would become subordinateted to England as a result of this union, and Margaret's guardians included in the treaty provisions to maintain Scotland's independence. These proved unecessary, though, as Margaret died early, in May of 1290, during the voyage, for her wedding, from Norway to Scotland. It was thus that the House of Dunkeld came to an end and Scotland was without a monarch. In 1300, shortly after the death of Erik II, a young German woman from Lubeck arrived in Norway, claiming to be Margaret. The "False Margaret" was put on trial, convicted as an imposter, and was burned to death in Bergen.