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Margaret "Marguerite" Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland

(23 Jun 1456 - 14 Jul 1486)

Queen Consort to Scotland (1469 - 1486), Ѿ ѧ, Маргарет от OLDENBURG

*In July 1469 (at age 13), at Holyrood Abbey, she married James III, King of Scots (1460-88). Her father, King Christian I of Denmark and also of Norway, agreed on a remarkable dowry to her. He however was strained in cash, so the islands of Orkney and Shetland, Norwegian crown possessions, were pledged as security until the dowry was to be paid. The islands still belongs to Scotland
*William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness was at that time the Norse Earl of Orkney, who was made in 1473 to exchange his Orkney fief to castle Ravenscraig, so the Scottish throne took the earl's rights in the islands too.
*This marriage produced three sons:
>James IV (17 March 1473 - 9 September 1513), James Stewart, Duke of Ross (March 1476 - January 1504), and John Stewart, Earl of Mar (December 1479 - 1503).
*She died at Stirling Castle and is buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey.

==Links:==
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10212.htm#i102111 The Peerage]
*[http://www.geneall.net/W/per_page.php?id=2169 Geneall]
*'''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Denmark,_Queen_of_Scotland English ][http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrete_af_Danmark Dansk ] [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarethe_von_D%C3%A4nemark Deutsch]

Ved Margrethe`s bryllup pantsattes Orkney og Shetlandsøerne, der aldrig mere
kom tilbage til Danmark.

"OF DENMARK"

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I3538 Name: Margaret OLDENBURG Given Name: Margaret Surname: Oldenburg 1 2 3 Sex: F Birth: 1457 Death: 14 Jul 1486 in Stirling, Scotland Change Date: 18 Nov 2002 Note:
Margaret of Denmark (wife of James III of Scotland)Personal Details:Name:Margaret OldenburgTitle(s):Earl of Leicester (1362 m - 2nd)Earl of Hereford (1397 cr)Duke of Lancaster (1362 cr - 2nd)King of England (1399 - 1413)Date of birth:About 1457Place of birth:UnknownDate of death:July 14, 1486Age at death:30Place of death:Stirling, ScotlandCause of death:Natural CausesBurried at:Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirling, ScotlandFather:Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and SwedenMother:Dorothea HohenzollernMarriages:July 13, 1469:At age 13 married James III, King of Scots, age 18
Father: I CHRISTIAN b: 1426 Mother: Dorothea HOHENZOLLERN b: 1430Marriage 1 Iii King Of Scotland Stewart JAMES b: 10 Jul 1451 in St. Andrew, Fife, Scotland
Married: 1 2 3
Change Date: 10 Jan 1997
Children
Earl Of Mar And Garoich Stewart ALEXANDER
Margaret STEWART
Mary STEWART
Earl Of Mar And Garioch Stewart JOHN b: 1456
IV JAMES b: 17 Mar 1472-1473
Archbishop Of St. Andrews Stewart JAMES b: Mar 1475-1476

Margaret of Denmark
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Margaret of Denmark (June 23, 1456 - before July 14, 1486) was the daughter of King Christian I of Denmark (1448-1481), Norway (1450-1481), and Sweden (1457-1464), and his wife Dorothea of Brandenburg.

In July, 1469, at Holyrood Abbey, she married James III, the King of Scotland (1460-88).

This marriage produced three sons :

James IV (March 17, 1473 - September 9, 1513)
James Stewart, Duke of Ross (March 1476 - January 1504), and
John Stewart, Earl of Mar (December 1479 - 1503).
Her father, king Christian I of Denmark and also of Norway, agreed on a remarkable dowry to her. He however was strained in cash, so the islands of Orkney and Shetland, Norwegian crown possessions, were pledged as security until the dowry will be paid.

William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness was at that time the Norse Earl of Orkney, who was made in 1473 to exchange his Orkney fief to castle Ravenscraig, so the Scottish throne took the earl's rights in the islands too.

She died at Stirling Castle and is buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey.


[edit] Legacy
Her great-great-grandson James VI of Scotland married another princess of her dynasty, Anne of Denmark. They became ancestors of all the future monarchs of England and Scotland.

When in the 20th century some Orcadian dissatisfaction emerged against UK central government, some digged the historical facts of Margaret's marriage contract and pleaded either the King of Norway or the monarch of Denmark to settle cash payment of Margaret's dowry into Scottish governmental treasury in order to have Orkney and Shetland returned to their original position as part of Scandinavia and not that of United Kingdom.

Preceded by:
Mary of Guelders Queen consort of Scotland
1469 - 1486 Succeeded by:
Margaret Tudor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
(Redirected from Margarete of Denmark)
Margaret of Denmark (June 23, 1456 - before July 14, 1486) was thedaughter of King Christian I of Denmark (1448-81), Norway (1450-81),and Sweden (1457-64), and his wife Dorothea of Brandenburg.

In July, 1469, at Holyrood Abbey, she married James III Stuart, theKing of Scotland (1460-88).

This marriage produced three sons :

James IV (March 17, 1473 - September 9, 1513)
James Stewart, Duke of Ross (March 1476 - January 1504), and
John Stewart, Earl of Mar (December 1479 - 1503).
She died at Stirling Castle and is buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey.

Ved Margrethe`s bryllup pantsattes Orkney og Shetlandsøerne, der aldrig
mere kom tilbage til Danmark.
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I3538 Name: Margaret OLDENBURG Given Name: Margaret Surname: Oldenburg 1 2 3 Sex: F Birth: 1457 Death: 14 Jul 1486 in Stirling, Scotland Change Date: 18 Nov 2002 Note:
Margaret of Denmark (wife of James III of Scotland)Personal Details:Name:Margaret OldenburgTitle(s):Earl of Leicester (1362 m - 2nd)Earl of Hereford (1397 cr)Duke of Lancaster (1362 cr - 2nd)King of England (1399 - 1413)Date of birth:About 1457Place of birth:UnknownDate of death:July 14, 1486Age at death:30Place of death:Stirling, ScotlandCause of death:Natural CausesBurried at:Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirling, ScotlandFather:Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and SwedenMother:Dorothea HohenzollernMarriages:July 13, 1469:At age 13 married James III, King of Scots, age 18
Father: I CHRISTIAN b: 1426 Mother: Dorothea HOHENZOLLERN b: 1430Marriage 1 Iii King Of Scotland Stewart JAMES b: 10 Jul 1451 in St. Andrew, Fife, Scotland
Married: 1 2 3
Change Date: 10 Jan 1997
Children
Earl Of Mar And Garoich Stewart ALEXANDER
Margaret STEWART
Mary STEWART
Earl Of Mar And Garioch Stewart JOHN b: 1456
IV JAMES b: 17 Mar 1472-1473
Archbishop Of St. Andrews Stewart JAMES b: Mar 1475-1476

I3538 Name: Margaret OLDENBURG Given Name: Margaret Surname: Oldenburg 1 2 3 Sex: F Birth: 1457 Death: 14 Jul 1486 in Stirling, Scotland Change Date: 18 Nov 2002 Note:
Margaret of Denmark (wife of James III of Scotland)Personal Details:Name:Margaret OldenburgTitle(s):Earl of Leicester (1362 m - 2nd)Earl of Hereford (1397 cr)Duke of Lancaster (1362 cr - 2nd)King of England (1399 - 1413)Date of birth:About 1457Place of birth:UnknownDate of death:July 14, 1486Age at death:30Place of death:Stirling, ScotlandCause of death:Natural CausesBurried at:Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirling, ScotlandFather:Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and SwedenMother:Dorothea HohenzollernMarriages:July 13, 1469:At age 13 married James III, King of Scots, age 18
Father: I CHRISTIAN b: 1426 Mother: Dorothea HOHENZOLLERN b: 1430Marriage 1 Iii King Of Scotland Stewart JAMES b: 10 Jul 1451 in St. Andrew, Fife, Scotland
Married: 1 2 3
Change Date: 10 Jan 1997
Children
Earl Of Mar And Garoich Stewart ALEXANDER
Margaret STEWART
Mary STEWART
Earl Of Mar And Garioch Stewart JOHN b: 1456
IV JAMES b: 17 Mar 1472-1473
Archbishop Of St. Andrews Stewart JAMES b: Mar 1475-1476

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== Biography ==[[#S171|The Peerage.com]]Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark was born on 23 June 1456. She was the daughter of Christian I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea von Hohenzollern. She married James III Stewart, King of Scotland, son of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie van Egmont-Gelre, on 13 July 1469 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.2 She died on 14 July 1486 at age 30 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.3 She was buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland.3 She gained the title of Princess Margaret of Denmark.1 From 13 July 1469, her married name became Stewart.2Children of Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark and James III Stewart, King of Scotland
James IV Stewart, King of Scotland+2 b. 17 Mar 1472/73, d. 9 Sep 1513
James Stewart, Duke of Ross4 b. Mar 1475/76, d. 12 Jan 1504John Stewart, Earl of Mar4 b. bt 16 Jul 1479 - 12 Jul 1480, d. 11 Mar 1502/3

THE KALMAR UNION 1397-1523
The most important aspect of the Kalmar Union was the personal union between the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Also included in this fellowship was Finland, that was a part of Sweden (until 1809), and Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes and the Shetland archipelago, belonging to Norway, meaning that the union encompassed all of the Nordic countries. The formal marking of the unification took place in the Swedish city of Kalmar, where Erik of Pomerania was crowned king of all three realms in 1397. The union’s centre of power was located in Denmark, but all the countries were principally ruled according to their own laws and traditions. The union was, with short breaks, maintained from 1397 to 1448. Following this, only the personal union with Norway – with a few interruptions – remained in effect (until 1814), while the Danish kings only managed to rule in Sweden for brief periods until Sweden definitively seceded by proclaiming Gustav Vasa king of Sweden in 1523.

=== Name ===: Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark[[#S171|The Peerage.com]]
: Margaret Von Oldenburg
: Margaret of Denmark

== Sources ==
* '''Royal Ancestry D. Richardson 2013 Vol. I page 667'''
* Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 14. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.* Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.* Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 237. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
* Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume I, page 21* Nichols, John Gough. [[Space:The Herald and Genealogist|The Herald and Genealogist]] (Nichols and Nichols, Printer to the Society of Antquaries, London, 1863-1874) [http://books.google.com/books?id=Di89AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA300#v=onepage&q&f=true Vol. 1, Page 300]* The Peerage.com - http://www.thepeerage.com/p2607.htm : Type: FHL Film

=== Footnotes ===

    Events

    Birth23 Jun 1456
    Birth23 Jun 1456Denmark
    Marriage13 Jul 1469James "King of Scotland" Stewart
    Marriage13 Jul 1469James III "King of Scots" Stewart King of Scots
    Death14 Jul 1486
    Death14 Jul 1486Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Burial1 Mar 1487
    Alt nameMargaret "Queen of Scots" Oldenburg
    Alt nameStewart
    ChristenMargaret OLDENBURG md age thirteen
    ChristenMargaret OLDENBURG md age thirteen
    ChristenMargaret OLDENBURG md age thirteen
    Residence
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    Reference No60

    Families