Margaret (Maid of Norway) (1286-1290)
erwick Town Hall stained glass window depicting “Margaret, queen of Scotland and daughter of Norway”
Margaret, usually known as the Maid of Norway, sometimes known as Margaret of Scotland, was a Norwegian–Scottish princess who is widely considered to have been Queen of Scots from 1286 until her death, although this is disputed. Her death sparked off the disputed succession which led to the Wars of Scottish Independence.
She was the daughter of Eirik Magnusson, King of Norway and Margaret, daughter of Alexander III, King of Scots. Margaret was born in 1283, most likely in early April; it is likely that her mother died at her birth, but the date of that death is uncertain.
site of Margaret’s grave at Dunfermline Abbey