Margaret of Denmark

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.

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

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This marriage produced three sons :

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• 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.

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