Margaret of Scotland was the second daughter of King James VI of Scotland by Anne of Denmark, daughter of Frederick II of Denmark.
Background
Three years later, her father ascended the throne of England. Born on Christmas Eve 1598, Princess Margaret was the second daughter of James VI of Scotland, future James I of England, by Anne, daughter of Frederick II of Denmark by Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
Career
Sometime in March 1600, Margaret died of an unknown illness and she was buried in the now ruined Abbey of Holyrood. Her baptismal ceremony was postponed until April 1599, as the winter, part of the "Little Ice Age", had been exceptionally cold and there were worries that the princess should catch a cold and expire. In March 1600, Margaret was taken ill, but her disease is not known.
Alexander Barclay, apothecary, and Doctor Martene Schenes, official doctor of the king, were called to "supply certain drugs, medicaments, and other geer, for the use of the Lady Margaret, during the time of her sickness" and assist the infant, but to no avail.
Margaret died sometime during the very same month she became ill, but the exact date was never recorded. Later in March, she was embalmed, her body was decorated with flannel, crimson silk and Florence ribbon, to prepare her for the funeral.
She was transported from Linlithgow to Edinburgh and was privately interred in Holyrood Abbey, now in ruins.