What is Margaret, Maid of Norway?
{{Infobox royalty | name =Margaret | image = Margaret, Maid of Norway.jpg | succession =[[Queen of Scots]] | reign =1286–1290 | reign-type =Disputed reign | predecessor =[[Alexander III of Scotland|Alexander III]] | successor =[[John Balliol|John]] | house = [[House of Sverre|Sverre]] | father =[[Eric II of Norway]] | mother =[[Margaret of Scotland (Queen of Norway)|Margaret of Scotland]] | birth_date = March/April 1283 | birth_place =[[Tønsberg]], [[Norway]] | death_date = September 1290 (aged 7) | death_place =[[Orkney Islands]], [[Norway]] | burial_place=[[Christ Church, Bergen]] }} '''Margaret''' ({{Lang-no|Margrete}} {{Lang-gd|Maighread}}; March/April 1283 – September 1290), was Queen of [[Scotland|Scots]] from 1286 to 1290, after the death of [[Alexander III of Scotland]] in 1286.<ref name=BBC /> Margaret was born in Norway. Her father was King [[Eric II of Norway]] and her mother was a Scottish princess, also named Margaret. Margaret's mother's father was Alexander III, the king of Scotland. When Alexander died, the Scottish lords decided his granddaughter Margaret should be their queen. At that time, Margaret was three years old.<ref name=BBC /> The Scottish lords and King Erik agreed that Margaret would [[marry]] Edward, an English prince. Then, Scotland and England would be one kingdom.<ref name=BBC /> In 1290, Margaret got on a ship to go from Norway to Scotland. On the way, she became sick. The ship stopped in [[Orkney]], where Margaret died. She was buried in [[Bergen]], Norway.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|publisher=BBC Bitesize|access-date=January 12, 2021|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8g86sg/articles/zf9gpg8|title=Margaret, Maid of Norway}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Scottish monarchs}} {{authority control}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:Norwegian people]] [[Category:Kings and Queens of Scotland]] [[Category:1283 births]] [[Category:1290 deaths]] [[Category:13th century in Scotland]]