Individual Details

Saint Margaret "Pearl of Scotland" Wessex Queen of Scotland

(1046 - 16 Nov 1093)

Events

Birth1046Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, Hungary
MarriageBef 1071Máel Coluim (Malcolm 3rd) "Big Head" MAC Donnchada King of Scots
BurialNov 1093Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Death16 Nov 1093Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland

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Marriage

Malcolm was probably a widower, and was no doubt attracted by the prospect of marrying one of the few remaining members of the Anglo-Saxon royal family. The marriage of Malcolm and Margaret took place some time before the end of 1070. Malcolm followed it with several invasions of Northumberland, probably in support of the claims of his brother-in-law Edgar. These, however, had little result beyond the devastation of the province.