Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1046-1093 CE) was, as the second wife of Malcolm III (r. 1058-1093 CE), the queen of Scotland from 1070 CE until her death in November 1093 CE. A princess of the royal house of Wessex, she brought Anglo-Saxon cultural practices to Scotland and promoted Roman Catholicism in her adopted kingdom. Three of Margaret's sons ruled as kings of Scotland while her daughter became queen of England as the wife of Henry I of England (r. 1100-1135 CE). Margaret was made a saint in 1250 CE for her services to the Catholic Church and the poor in Scotland.
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c. 1046Saint Margaret of Scotland is born in Réka Castle, Hungary.
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1057Edgar Ætheling and his sisters Margaret and Cristina return from exile in Hungary to England.
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1058 - 1093Reign of Malcolm III of Scotland.
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25 Dec 1066William the Conqueror is crowned William I, king of England, in Westminster Abbey.
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1068Edgar Ætheling and his sisters Margaret and Cristina flee to Scotland.
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1070Malcolm III of Scotland marries his second wife, Margaret, sister of Edgar Ætheling.
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1087 - 1100Reign of William II of England.
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16 Nov 1093Queen Margaret (Saint Margaret of Scotland) dies in Edinburgh Castle.
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1250Queen Margaret of Scotland is made a saint.
