AthelingMargaret of Wessex
Queen of Scots. c. 1045 to 16 November 1093.
What is known, and how well
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Birth | c. 1045 | Approximate |
| Death | 16 November 1093 | Exact |
| Father | Edward | As recorded |
| Mother | Agatha | As recorded |
| House | House of Wessex | |
| Realm | Scotland | |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
In brief
Born in Hungary about 1045, came to England in 1057 and to Scotland in 1068, where Malcolm married her about 1070. Eight children. Died at Edinburgh on 16 November 1093, three days after Malcolm and her eldest son fell at Alnwick. Canonised in 1250. Through her daughter Edith, every later English king descends from the old West Saxon house.
Events
- Edgar flees to Scotland
The ætheling leaves court with his mother and sisters and finds shelter with Malcolm.
With Edgar, Malcolm III, Margaret - Malcolm III marries Margaret of Wessex
The Scottish royal house became closely linked to the displaced Anglo-Saxon royal line.
With Malcolm III, Margaret - Malcolm is killed at Alnwick
The King of Scots and his heir Edward die raiding Northumbria. Margaret follows within days.
With Malcolm III, Margaret, Edgar
Family
Married to Malcolm III.
Children Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Alexander I, David I, Matilda of Scotland, Mary of Scotland.
What is uncertain
- Birth is approximate: c. 1045.
- One event is dated only to a month or a year.
Related people
Sources
Where this is recorded
- The Henry Project / medieval source compilation: Malcolm III
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Avalon Project)
- The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, trans. Thomas Forester
- Orderic Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, trans. Thomas Forester
- Symeon of Durham, Historia Regum, in Symeonis Monachi Opera Omnia, ed. Thomas Arnold, Rolls Series, 1882 to 1885
Reference works
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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