Biography of Margaret Queen of Scotland 1240-1275

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252

1236 Marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence

1269 Translation of the Relics of Edward the Confessor

Marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence

On 14 Jan 1236 [her father] King Henry III of England (age 28) and [her mother] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Edmund Rich (age 61). She the daughter of [her grandfather] Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 38) and [her grandmother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 38). He the son of [her grandfather] King John of England and [her grandmother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 48). They were fourth cousins.

On 29 Sep 1240 Margaret Queen of Scotland was born to King Henry III of England (age 32) and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 17) at Windsor Castle [Map].

On 25 or 26 Dec 1251 King Alexander III of Scotland (age 10) and Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 11) were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. The couple remained in York until Jan 1252 after which they travelled to Edinburgh [Map]. She the daughter of King Henry III of England (age 44) and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 28). He the son of King Alexander II of Scotland and Marie Coucy (age 33). They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Liber de Antiquis Legibus 1255. 15 Aug 1255. In the same year, the [her husband] King of Scotland (age 13) and his Queen (age 14), daughter of the King of England, came into England, and, on the Assumption of Saint Mary [15 August] were with his lordship the King at Wudestok [Map]; upon which day, the said King held a great and most noble Court, nearly all his Earls and Barons being present.

Liber de Antiquis Legibus 1255. 29 Aug 1255. After this, on the Sunday before the Decollation of Saint John [29 August] the [her husband] King of Scotland (age 13) and his Queen (age 14) came to London, the City being decorated and hung with tapestry.

On 28 Feb 1261 [her daughter] Margaret Dunkeld Queen Consort Norway was born to [her husband] King Alexander III of Scotland (age 19) and Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 20). She a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 21 Jan 1264 [her son] Alexander Dunkeld Prince Scotland was born to [her husband] King Alexander III of Scotland (age 22) and Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 23) at Jedburgh. He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

Translation of the Relics of Edward the Confessor

On 13 Oct 1269 the remains of King Edward of England were moved to a chapel east of the sanctuary in Westminster Abbey [Map]. [her husband] King Alexander III of Scotland (age 28) and Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 29) attended.

On 20 Mar 1272 [her son] David Dunkeld was born to [her husband] King Alexander III of Scotland (age 30) and Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 31). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

Death of Henry III

On 16 Nov 1272 [her father] King Henry III of England (age 65) died at Westminster [Map]. His son [her brother] King Edward I of England (age 33) succeeded I King of England. Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 31) by marriage Queen Consort England.

Coronation Edward I

On 19 Aug 1274 [her brother] King Edward I of England (age 35) was crowned I King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 33) was crowned Queen Consort England.

[her husband] King Alexander III of Scotland (age 32) and Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 33) attended.

On 26 Feb 1275 Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 34) died at Cupar Castle, Cupar. She was buried at Dunfermline Abbey [Map].

On 15 Oct 1285 [her former husband] King Alexander III of Scotland (age 44) and Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux (age 36). He the son of King Alexander II of Scotland and [her former mother-in-law] Marie Coucy. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.