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Margaret of Wessex 1046–1093 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 SEP 1046

Birth Location: Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, in the region of Southern Hungary

Death Date: 18 NOV 1093

Death Location: Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Edward Ætheling

Mother: Agatha None

Spouse(s): Malcolm None

Children(s): Edward Canmore, Edgar Scots, Æthelred Scotland, Alexander Canmore, Edmund Scotland, Edith Scotland,, Mary Scotland, David Scotland

In 1046, Margaret of Wessex entered the world in Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, in the region of Southern Hungary, born to Edward Of Wessex Theling And Agatha. Margaret of Wessex married Malcolm, and had children including Alexander I The Fierce Canmore, David I Saint King Of Scotland, Edgar King Of Scots, Edith Of Scotland, Edmund Of Scotland, Edward Canmore, Mary Of Scotland, Thelred Of Scotland. Margaret of Wessex passed away in 1093 in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1046, Margaret of Wessex entered the world in Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, in the region of Southern Hungary, born to Edward Of Wessex Theling And Agatha.
  • Margaret of Wessex married Malcolm, and had children including Alexander I The Fierce Canmore, David I Saint King Of Scotland, Edgar King Of Scots, Edith Of Scotland, Edmund Of Scotland, Edward Canmore, Mary Of Scotland, Thelred Of Scotland.
  • Margaret of Wessex passed away in 1093 in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Ætheling
1015–1057
Birth Location: Wessex
EÆ
Agatha None
1018–1068
Birth Location: Augsburg, Husum, Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany
A

Spouses(s)

Malcolm None
1031–1093
Birth Location: Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
M

Children(s)

Edward Canmore
1068–1093
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EC
Edgar Scots
1074–1107
Birth Location: Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
ES
Æthelred Scotland
1072–1093
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
ÆS
Alexander Canmore
1077–1124
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
AC
Edmund Scotland
1069–1097
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
ES
Edith Scotland,
1080–1118
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
ES
Mary Scotland
1082–1116
Birth Location: Scotland
MS
David Scotland
1080–1153
Birth Location: Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
DS

Margaret Wessex's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Wessex
1046–1093
Birth Place: Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, in the region of Southern Hungary
Parents
Edward of Wessex Ætheling
1015–1057
Wessex
Agatha
1018–1068
Augsburg, Husum, Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany
Grandparents
Edmund Ironside
–1016
Winchester, Wessex, England
Ealdgyth (of East) Anglia
–1017
Yorkshire, England
Liudolf (von) Braunschweig
1003–1038
Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Gertrud (von) Egisheim
1000–1077
Eguisheim, Haut-Rhin, France
Great-Grandparents
Æthelred
–1016
Ælfgifu York
–1002
Thorold Bucknell
Thorold Bucknell
Brun I.
–1014
Gisela Schwaben
–1043
Hugo Nordgau
–1049
Heilwig Dagsburg
–1046
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edgar
Aelfthryth Devon
–1002
Thored Northumbria
–1002
Thored Northumbria
–1002
Thored Northumbria
–1002
Thored Northumbria
–1002
Thored Northumbria
–1002
Thored Northumbria
–1002
Wichmann Ghemene
–1016
Reinmed Metz
–1016
Hermann Schwaben
–1003
Gerberge Bourgogne
–1018
Hugo Egishem
Berlinda Ortenburg
–1026
Ludwig Dagsburg
Jutta Öhningen
–1037

Margaret Wessex's Descendants

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Margaret (of) Wessex (8 SEP 1046–18 NOV 1093) m. Malcolm (26 MAR 1031–13 NOV 1093)
  1. 1. Edward Canmore 1068–1093
  2. 2. Edgar (King of) Scots 1074–1107
  3. 3. Æthelred (of) Scotland 1072–1093
  4. 4. Alexander (I "The Fierce") Canmore 1077–1124 m. Sybilla (of) Normandy 1092–1122
  5. 5. Edmund (of) Scotland 1069–1097
  6. 6. Edith (of) Scotland, 1080–1118 m. Henry I 1068–1136
    1. 1. Matilda 1102–1167 m. Geoffrey 1113–1151 m. Heinrich V. 1086–1125
      1. 1. Geoffroy (II) d'Anjou 1134–1158
      2. 2. Henry II 1133–1189 m. Aélis (de) France 1160–1220 m. Rosamond ("the Fair") Clifford 1137–1176 m. Nest (verch) Iorwerth 1150–1225 m. Ida (of Tosny "Toeni o Toëny) ", 1154–1221 m. Eleanor d'Aquitaine 1122–1204
        1. 1. William IX 1153–1156
        2. 2. Henry ('the Young King' of) England 1155–1183 m. Marguerite (de) France 1158–1197
        3. 3. Joan (of) England 1165–1199 m. William II 1153–1189 m. Raymond (VI de) Toulouse-Vieux 1156–1222
        4. 4. Geoffroy II 1158–1186 m. Constance 1166–1201
        5. 5. Richard (I 'the) Lionheart' 1157–1199 m. Mother (Philip de) Cognac 1180– m. Berenguela (de) Navarra 1163–1230
        6. 6. John 1167–1216 m. Hawise FitzWarin 1167–1217 m. Clemence 1165– m. Isabella Fitzwilliam 1160–1217 m. Adela (de) Warenne 1163–1245 m. Isabella Taillefer 1186–1246
        7. 7. Matilda (of) England 1156–1189 m. Heinrich (XII. der) Löwe 1129–1195
        8. 8. Eleanor (of) England 1162–1214 m. Alfonso VIII 1155–1214
    2. 2. William ('Ætheling' of) England 1103–1120 m. Mathilde d'Anjou 1110–1154
  7. 7. Mary (of) Scotland 1082–1116 m. Malcolm Drummond 1085–1131 m. Eustache (III de) Boulogne 1058–1125
  8. 8. David (I 'Saint' King Of) Scotland 1080–1153 m. Matilda (“Maud” of) Huntingdon 1074–1130
    1. 1. Henry (of) Scotland 1114–1152 m. Ada (de) Warenne 1120–1178
      1. 1. Ada (de) Huntingdon 1144–1208 m. Floris (III van) Holland 1141–1190
        1. 1. Beatrix (van) Holland 1190–1240 m. Herbaren (van Voorne van der) Woert 1192–1250
        2. 2. Willem (I van) Holland 1167–1222 m. Maria (Gerardsdr van) Castricum 1153–1206 m. Adelheid (von) Geldern 1186–1218 m. Jutta (van Amstel van Pumbeke van) Beveren 1170–1218 m. Maria (van) Brabant 1189–1260
        3. 3. Floris (IV van) Holland 1168–1210 m. Adelheid (van) Altena 1170–
        4. 4. Boudewijn (van) Holland 1171–1204
        5. 5. Margaretha (van) Holland 1164–1203 m. Dietrich (V. von) Kleve 1164–1198
        6. 6. Adela (van) Holland 1163–1205 m. Otto (I. von) Ballenstedt 1126–1184
        7. 7. Elizabeth (van) Holland 1177–1210
        8. 8. Robrecht (van) Holland 1173–1174
        9. 9. Agnes (van) Holland 1181–1228
        10. 10. Hedwig (van) Holland 1179–1220
        11. 11. Dirk (VII. van) Holland 1165–1203 m. Sophie (von) Rheineck 1165– m. Adelheid (von) Kleve 1167–1242
      2. 2. Matilda (de) Huntingdon 1148–1152
      3. 3. Malcolm (de) Huntingdon 1141–1165
      4. 4. Henry (De) Huntingdon 1151–1185 m. Margaret (Countess Hereford Cinneadth) DeHuntingdon 1155–1181 m. Henry Cinneadth 1155–
      5. 5. David (of) Scotland 1144–1219 m. Matilda 1171–1233
      6. 6. Marjory (de) Huntingdon 1152–1201 m. Gilchrist Angus 1154–1211 m. Gilchrist (mac) Gilbride 1154–1207
      7. 7. Margaret (de) Huntingdon 1145–1201 m. William (FitzPatrick) Hertburn 1165–1186 m. Conan (IV "le) Petit" 1138–1171 m. Humphrey (IV de) Bohun 1143–1182
      8. 8. William 1143–1214 m. Margaret (de) Hythus 1140–1216 m. Isabel D'Avenel 1143–1235 m. Ermengarde (de) Beaumont-au-Maine 1170–1233
    2. 2. Claricia (of) Huntingdon 1115–1135

Margaret Wessex's Timeline

3 Records

1046
8 SEP 1046
Birth of Margaret of Wessex in Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, in the region of Southern Hungary
Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, in the region of Southern Hungary
1093
16 NOV 1093
Age 47
Death of Margaret of Wessex in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Edinburg, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Edinburg, Scotland
1093
18 NOV 1093
Age 47
Burial of Margaret of Wessex in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 SEP 1046
    Event Place: Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, in the region of Southern Hungary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1093
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Edinburg, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 NOV 1093
    Event Place: Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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