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Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland 1456–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1456

Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark

Death Date: 14 July 1486

Death Location: Stirling Castle, St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: King Oldenberg

Mother: Dorothea Brandenburg

Spouse(s): James Scotland

Children(s): James Scots, James Ross, John Mar, Alexander None, Margaret Stewart, James IV

The story of Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland began in 1456 in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark. Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland married James Iii Stewart King Of Scotland, and had children including Alexander, James Iv Iron Belt Stewart King Of Scots, James Stewart Duke Of Ross, James Stewart Iv, John Stewart Earl Of Mar, Margaret Stewart. Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland passed away in 1486 in Stirling Castle, St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland began in 1456 in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark.
  • Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland married James Iii Stewart King Of Scotland, and had children including Alexander, James Iv Iron Belt Stewart King Of Scots, James Stewart Duke Of Ross, James Stewart Iv, John Stewart Earl Of Mar, Margaret Stewart.
  • Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland passed away in 1486 in Stirling Castle, St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Margaret Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Scotland
1456–1486
Birth Place: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Parents
King Christian I of Denmark, Norway & Sweden Oldenberg
1425–1481
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Dorothea (Hohenzollern True Direct Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden Von) Brandenburg
1430–1495
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
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Margaret Scotland's Descendants

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Margaret (of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of) Scotland (23 Jun 1456–14 July 1486) m. James (III Stewart, King of) Scotland (10 Jul 1451–11 Jun 1488)
  1. 1. James (IV Iron Belt Stewart King of) Scots 1473–1513 m. Margaret (Queen of) Scotland 1489–1541 m. Margaret Drummond-Mistress 1476–1502 m. Marion ("Mistress") Boyd 1477–1559 m. Janet ("Mistress") Kennedy 1475–1543 m. Countess (Lady Isabel Isobel Anges of Bothwell Steward) Buchan 1480–1557
    1. 1. Catherine (Stewart, Countess of) Morton 1502–1554 m. Lord (James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of) Dalkeith 1487–1548 m. James (Lord Douglas Van) Drumlanrig 1498–1575
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly) Drummond 1517–1581 m. Doctor (George Douglas of) Pittendreich 1500–1556
        1. 1. David (Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of) Angus 1515–1557 m. Margaret ((Somerville\Johnstone) Hamilton of) Angus 1525–1596
        2. 2. James (Douglas 4th Earl of) Morton –1581
        3. 3. James (Douglas 4th Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
        4. 4. Anna Douglas 1516–1578
        5. 5. George (Douglas Laird van Parkhead of) Parkhead 1515–1589
        6. 6. Mary (Abston) Douglas 1521–1620
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1523–1607
      2. 2. John Douglas 1522–1579
      3. 3. Lady (Beatrice Margaret Douglas) ** 1514–1583
      4. 4. Margaret (Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of Chatel) Lady 1511–1579
      5. 5. Margaret (Countess of Lennox Douglas (Howard) (King James V half) sister) 1515–1577
      6. 6. # (Lady Beatrice DOUGLAS of Morton ^1514) Story 1514–1583
    2. 2. James (V Stewart, King of) Scotland 1512–1542
    3. 3. James (Duke of Rothesay) Stewart 1507–1508
    4. 4. Alexander (Archbishop of St. Andrews) Stewart 1493–1513
    5. 5. James, (1st Earl of Moray) Stewart 1499–1544
    6. 6. Daughter Stewart 1508–1508
    7. 7. Arthur (Duke of Rothesay) Stewart 1509–1510
    8. 8. Alexander, (Duke of Ross) Stewart 1514–1515
    9. 9. Daughter Stewart 1512–1512
    10. 10. Lady (Janet Stewart Baroness) Fleming 1502–1562
    11. 11. Margaret (Jane Princess of Scotland) Stewart 1497–1517
  2. 2. James (Stewart Duke of) Ross 1476–1504
  3. 3. John (Stewart, Earl of) Mar 1479–1503
  4. 4. Alexander 1474–1485
  5. 5. Margaret Stewart 1477–1541
  6. 6. James (Stewart) IV 1512–1542

Margaret Scotland's Timeline

3 Records

1456
23 Jun 1456
Birth of Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
1469
1469
Age 13
Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland was married
None
1486
14 July 1486
Age 30
Death of Margaret of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland in Stirling Castle, St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1456
    Event Place: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1469

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1486
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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