Background
She was born at Windsor Castle, the daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland and his first wife, Margaret of England.
She was born at Windsor Castle, the daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland and his first wife, Margaret of England.
Margaret came to Norway at 20 years of age to marry the 13-year-old king Eric Magnusson. Eric became king of Norway on 9 May 1280. A marriage contract was signed in royal burgh of Roxburgh on 25 July 1281.
The treaty also included a provision for the children of Margaret and Eric to succeed to throne of the kingdom of the Scots.
Margaret"s dowry was set at 14,000 marks sterling. The year after the wedding was held in Bergen, Norway when Margaret was also crowned queen.
The marriage between Margaret and Eric stands out as a typical marriage of political note. lieutenant would reconcile and resolve the Scottish-Norwegian antagonisms that had developed since 1266 resulting from the terms of the Treaty of Perth.
Under the treaty, Norway had given up the Hebrides and the Isle of Manitoba to Scotland, in return for a lump sum of 4000 marks and an annuity of 100 marks.
Scotland also confirmed Norwegian sovereignty over Shetland and Orkney Islands. Queen Margaret was buried in the Old Cathedral on Holmen in Bergen. This cathedral was demolished in 1531.
The site, in present day Bergenhus Fortress, is marked by a memorial.
