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Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg 1456 – 1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1456

Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Death Date: 14 July 1486

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Christian Oldenburg

Mother: Queen Brandenburg

Spouse(s): King Scotland

Children(s): King IV

In 1456, Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg entered the world in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark, born to Christian I* 'King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway' Oldenburg and Queen Dorothea Hohenzollern True Direct of Denmark, Norway and Sweden Brandenburg. Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg married King James Stewart of Scotland, and had children including King of Scotland James Stewart IV. Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg passed away in 1486 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1456, Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg entered the world in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark, born to Christian I* 'King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway' Oldenburg and Queen Dorothea Hohenzollern True Direct of Denmark, Norway and Sweden Brandenburg.
  • Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg married King James Stewart of Scotland, and had children including King of Scotland James Stewart IV.
  • Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg passed away in 1486 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Margaret, Oldenburg's Ancestors

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Margaret, Oldenburg
1456 – 1486
Birth Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Parents
Christian I* 'King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway' Oldenburg
1426 – 1481
Oldenburg, Oldenburger Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Queen (Dorothea Hohenzollern True Direct of Denmark, Norway and Sweden) Brandenburg
1430 – 1495
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
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Margaret, Oldenburg's Descendants

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Margaret, (Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland,) Oldenburg (23 June 1456 – 14 July 1486) m. King (James Stewart of) Scotland (10 July 1451 – 11 June 1488)
  1. 1. King (of Scotland James Stewart) IV (1473 – 1513) m. Margaret (Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Tudor Queen consort of) Scots (8 March 1472 – 18 Oct 1541)
    1. 1. James (V King of) Scotland (14 Dec 1542 – 10 Apr 1612) m. Marie (Princess of) Lorraine (22 Nov 1515 – 25 May 1596)
      1. 1. Mary (Queen of) Scotland (7 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587)
      2. 2. Thomas (W.) Hunter (1546 – 20 Dec 1612) m. Lady (Katharine) Burrell (1545 – 28 May 1608)
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Hunter (6 Jul 1568 – 1 Nov 1648) m. Margaret ("Mary" Annetta) Smith\Smythes (1571 – 15 Jul 1656)

Margaret, Oldenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1456
23 June 1456
Birth of Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
1486
14 July 1486
Age 30
Death of Margaret, Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, Oldenburg in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1456
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fife: Dunfermline - Parish Register, 1561-1701

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1486
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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