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Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland 1456–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1456

Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark

Death Date: 14 Jul 1486

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland,

Father: Thomas Denmark

Mother: Dorothea Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Spouse(s): James III

Children(s): James Scots

The story of Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland began in 1456 in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark. Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland married James Iii Stewart King Of Scotland Iii, and had children including James Iv Stewart King Of Scots. Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland passed away in 1486 in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland,.

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  • The story of Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland began in 1456 in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark.
  • Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland married James Iii Stewart King Of Scotland Iii, and had children including James Iv Stewart King Of Scots.
  • Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland passed away in 1486 in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland,.

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Margarete Scotland's Ancestors

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Margarete Scotland
1456–1486
Birth Place: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Parents
Thomas Christiaan, I van Oldenburg; King of Sweden, Norway and Denmark
1426–1481
Oldenburg, Stadtkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Dorothea (von) Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1430–1495
Brandenburg West, Brandenburg, Germany
Grandparents
Johan (IV van Hohenzollern Markgraaf van Brandenburg-Kulmbach en Brandenburg-Bayreuth) Iv
1406–1464
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Princess (Barbara of Sachsen) Wittenburg
1405–1465
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margarete Scotland's Descendants

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Margarete (Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of) Scotland (23 Jun 1456–14 Jul 1486) m. James (III Stewart, King Of Scotland) III (10 Jul 1451–11 Jun 1488)
  1. 1. James (IV Stewart, King Of) Scots 1473–1513 m. Margaret Drummond 1475–1501
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Jane) Stewart 1497–1517 m. Lord (John) Gordon 1462–1517
      1. 1. George (Gordon, 4th Earl of) Huntly 1514–1562
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon 1531–1557 m. John (Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Lord Chancellor of Scotland Stewart of) Lovat –1579
      2. 2. Isabell Drummond 1531–1568

Margarete Scotland's Timeline

4 Records

1456
23 Jun 1456
Birth of Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
1469
13 Jul 1469
Age 13
Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland was married in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1475
19 Apr 1475
Age 19
Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1486
14 Jul 1486
Age 30
Death of Margarete Oldenburg of Denmark Queen of Scotland in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland,
Stirling Castle, Stirling, 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: 13 Jul 1469
    Event Place: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1475
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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

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