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Margaret of Denmark 1456–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUN 1456

Birth Location: Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Death Date: 14 JUL 1486

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Christian Oldenburg

Mother: Dorothea Hohenzollern

Spouse(s): James Scotland

Children(s): John Stewart, James Stuart

Margaret of Denmark was born in 1456 in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, the child of Christian Oldenburg And Dorothea Of Brandenburg Hohenzollern. Margaret of Denmark married James Iii Of Scotland, and had children including James Stuart, John Stewart. Margaret of Denmark passed away in 1486 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret of Denmark was born in 1456 in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, the child of Christian Oldenburg And Dorothea Of Brandenburg Hohenzollern.
  • Margaret of Denmark married James Iii Of Scotland, and had children including James Stuart, John Stewart.
  • Margaret of Denmark passed away in 1486 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Oldenburg
–1481
Birth Location: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
CO
Dorothea Hohenzollern
1430–1495
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
DH

Spouses(s)

James Scotland
1451–1488
Birth Location: Stirlling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

John Stewart
1479–1503
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
JS
James Stuart
1473–1513
Birth Location: E, SCOTLAND
JS

Margaret Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Denmark
1456–1486
Birth Place: Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Parents
Christian Oldenburg
–1481
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Dorothea (of Brandenburg) Hohenzollern
1430–1495
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Brandenburg-Kulmbach,) Hohenzollern
1406–1464
Berlin Stadt,Brandenburg,Prussia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Denmark's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (of) Denmark (23 JUN 1456–14 JUL 1486) m. James (Iii of) Scotland (10 JUL 1451–11 JUN 1488)
  1. 1. John Stewart 1479–1503
  2. 2. James Stuart 1473–1513 m. Isabel Stewart 1476–1543 m. Marion Boyd 1477–1493 m. Margaret Drummond 1476–1501 m. Janet Kennedy 1489–
    1. 1. Archbishop (of St. Andrews Alexander) Stewart 1493–1499
    2. 2. Earl (of Moray James) Stewart 1510–1544
    3. 3. Margaret Stewart 1520–1567 m. John Gordon 1525–1553
      1. 1. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594 m. Barbara Logie 1535–1547
    4. 4. Jane Stuart 1502–1563 m. Malcolm Fleming 1494–1547
      1. 1. James Fleming 1534–1558 m. Barbara Hamilton 1533–1558
        1. 1. Jane Fleming 1551–1610 m. John Maitland 1537–1595
    5. 5. James Stuart 1512–1542 m. Magdalen (of) France 1508–1537 m. Mary Guise 1515–1560
      1. 1. John Stewart 1531–1563 m. Johanna Hepburn 1540–1598
      2. 2. Earl (of Moray James) Stewart 1532–1537
      3. 3. Earl (of Orkney Robert) Stewart 1532–1592

Margaret Denmark's Timeline

5 Records

1456
23 JUN 1456
Birth of Margaret of Denmark in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1456
23 JUN 1456
Birth of Margaret of Denmark
None
1486
14 JUL 1486
Age 30
Death of Margaret of Denmark in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1486
14 JUL 1486
Age 30
Death of Margaret of Denmark
None
1487
28 MAR 1487
Age 31
Burial of Margaret of Denmark in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1456
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 12; Page: 1033
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2937720
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1487
    Event Place: Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1486
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 12; Page: 1033
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2937720
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1456

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1486

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 1469
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 26 February 2019, 18:49), entry for Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MX3M-7HC
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
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