Queen of Scotland Saint Margaret Atheling

Queen of Scotland Saint Margaret Atheling

Female 1045 - 1093  (48 years)

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  • Name Saint Margaret Atheling  [1, 2
    Title Queen of Scotland 
    Birth Aug 1045  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Wessex, England
    Gender Female 
    Kinfolk of Note Direct Ancestor of Lawrence Hood, Mack Ferrin Smith, and Retha Zulma Gott 
    Ordained St. Margaret of Scotland was canonized in1251 by Pope Innocent IV. She is the patron of Scotland, and her feast is November 16  [3
    Saint Margareth
    Saint Margareth
    Religion She had a civilizing influence on her husband Malcolm by reading him stories from the Bible. She instigated religious reform, striving to make the worship and practices of the Church in Scotland conform to those of Rome 
    Saint Margaret of Scotland
    Saint Margaret of Scotland
    Death 16 Nov 1093  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Edinburgh Castle
    Person ID I10173  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father Edward Ætheling,   b. 1016   d. Aug 1057, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Agatha 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F92  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family King of Scotland Malcolm Canmore, III,   b. 26 Mar 1031, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1093, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 1068  Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Queen Consort of England Matilda of Scotland,   b. 1 May 1080, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1118, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [natural]
     2. Prince of the Cumbrians and Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon and King of Scotland Saint David of Scotland, I,   b. 1080, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1153, Carlisle, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F2886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Aug 1045 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1068 - Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Nov 1093 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Saint Margaret of Scotland
    Saint Margaret of Scotland

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.

    2. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Matilda Scotland

    3. [S454] Saints, Saint Margaret of Scotland.
      Margaret was an English princess. She and her mother sailed to Scotland to escape from the king who had conquered their land. King Malcolm of Scotland welcomed them and fell in love with the beautiful princess. Margaret and Malcolm were married before too long. As Queen, Margaret changed her husband and the country for the better. Malcolm was good, but he and his court were very rough. When he saw how wise his beloved wife was, he listened to her good advice. She softened his temper and led him to practice great virtue. She made the court beautiful and civilized. Soon all the princes had better manners, and the ladies copied her purity and devotion. The king and queen gave wonderful example to everyone by the way they prayed together and fed crowds of poor people with their own hands. They seemed to have only one desire: to make everyone happy and good. Margaret was a blessing for all the people of Scotland. Before she came, there was great ignorance and many bad habits among them. Margaret worked har
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