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	Margaret of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283—1290), was Queen of Scotland (1286-1290).
		At first, Margaret's step-grandmother Yolande declared that she was pregnant with a legitimate heir, countering the claims of two powerful nobles, Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale (grandfather of the future Robert I of Scotland) and John Balliol, each of whom wanted the throne for himself.
		Margaret set sail from Norway to her new realm in the autumn of 1290, but took ill during the stormy voyage and died soon after reaching the Orkney Islands around September 26.
	www.wikipedia.com /wiki/Margaret+I+of+Scotland (522 words)

	MARGARET (MAID OF NORWAY) - LoveToKnow Article on MARGARET (MAID OF NORWAY) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		MARGARET (1489-1541), queen of Scotland, eldest daughter of Henry VII., king of England, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV., was born at Westminster on the zgth of November 1489.
		Margaret returned to Edin->urgh, and being no longer responsible for the custody of the ting she fled to England in September, where a month later she bore to Angus a daughter, Margaret, who afterwards became countess of Lennox, mother of Lord Darnley and grandmother of James I. of England.
		Margaret revolted at the clauses which insisted that each country should retain exclusive possession of its own laws and customs and be administered by its own dignitaries, as tending in her opinion to prevent the complete amalgamation of Scandinavia, But with her usual prudence she avoided every appearance of an open rupture.
	65.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARGARET_MAID_OF_NORWAY_.htm (2580 words)

	Margaret Maid of Norway. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		1283–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland.
		In 1284 the nobles of Scotland recognized the infant Norwegian princess as heiress presumptive to the Scottish throne, and on Alexander III’s death Margaret became queen under a regency.
		Margaret, however, died on the voyage from Norway to Scotland.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/MargMN.html (163 words)

	Eirik II of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Through his mother (who was daughter of Jutta of Saxony, herself a descendant of Ulvhild of Norway, duchess of Saxony), Eric descended from king St Olav, Olav II of Norway, being the first after Magnus the Good of that saint's descendants to ascend that throne (i.e, the descendants of St.Olav returned to kingship of Norway).
		Margaret died two years later in labour, giving birth to Margaret, Maid of Norway (d.1290).
		The young Margaret was to become queen of Scotland in 1286.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_II_of_Norway (300 words)

	Margaret I of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283 - 1290), was queen of Scotland (1286 -1290).
		Margaret was the daughter of Eric II of Norway and his wifeMargaret, daughter of Alexander III, who died in childbirth.
		Margaret set sail from Norway to her new realm, but took illduring the stormy voyage and probably died soon after reaching the OrkneyIslands.
	www.therfcc.org /margaret-i-of-scotland-155146.html (298 words)

	Scotland's Past - Treaty of Birgham and the Maid of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Treaty of Birgham and the Maid of Norway (1286 - 1290)
		Margaret was only three years old and her father was the 16 year old King of Norway, her mother had died shortly after giving birth to her in 1283.
		The terms of the treaties included a provision that Margaret was to succeed to the throne under the custody of Edward, she was also to marry Edward's son.
	www.scotlandspast.org /birgham.cfm (815 words)

	World Homes Network - Norway
		His only child, Margaret, the `Maid of Norway´, was also the granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland, but she had been drowned in 1290 on her way to accept the Scottish crown (see also Scotland: history to 1513).
		Norway was made a province of Denmark (1536), forced to accept Christian III as king (ruled 1535-59), and compelled to adopt the Lutheran faith.
		Norway suffered considerably in the constant wars between Sweden and Denmark (the former having seceded from the union in the early 16th century), losing the provinces of Hä rjedalen and Jämtland in 1645 and Bohuslän in 1658.
	www.world-homes.net /atlas/europe/Scandanavia/norway.htm (3277 words)

	House of Canmore
		Their child, Margaret married the King of Norway and had Margaret, the Maid of Norway who was crowned from 1286-1290.
		Margaret was allowed to use her husband's money to help the poor by giving them food, shelter and clothing.
		He had made his lords swear to accept Margaret as Queen and they had agreed that until she came of age, the country would be governed by the "Guardians", the wisest and most important of the bishops and barons.
	www.nwlink.com /~scotlass/newpage1.htm (2956 words)

	Margaret of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Margaret was the daughter of Eric II of Norway and his wife Margaret daughter of III who died in childbirth.
		Eager to extend his influence in Scotland Edward arranged the Treaty Birgham (1290) by which Margaret was betrothed to son the Prince of Wales (later Edward II of England) in return for an assurance of independence (though he would serve as ward the young queen).
		Margaret set sail from to her new realm but took ill the stormy voyage and probably died soon reaching the Orkney Islands.
	www.freeglossary.com /Margaret_of_Scotland (555 words)

	MARGARET MAULTASCH - LoveToKnow Article on MARGARET MAULTASCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When Henry died in 1335 Carinthia passed to Albert II., duke of Austria; but Tirol was inherited by Margaret and her young husband, John Henry, son of John, king of Bohemia, whom she had married in 1330.
		The result was that John Henry was driven from Tirol, and Margarets cause was espoused by the emperor Louis IV., who was anxious to add the county to his possessions.
		In 1361 Margarets husband died, followed two years later by her only son, Meinhard, when she handed over Tirol to Rudolph IV., duke of Austria, and retired to Vienna, where she died on the 3rd of October 1369.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARGARET_MAULTASCH.htm (281 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines
		Margaret 'Maid of Norway' is next in line for the Scottish throne.
		As granddaughter of Alexander III and next in line for the Scottish crown, Margaret 'Maid of Norway' was travelling to Scotland but died during the voyage on Orkney.
		Margaret was the granddaughter of Alexander III the king of Scotland and was the successor to the Scottish crown.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/thr00014.htm (591 words)

	Margaret I of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283-1290), was queen of Scotland (1286-1290).
		Margaret was the daughter of Eric II of Norway and his wife Margaret, granddaughter of Alexander III, died in childbirth.
		Margaret set sail from Norway to her new realm, but took ill during the stormy voyage and died soon after reaching the Orkney Islands.
	www.portaljuice.com /margaret_i_of_scotland.html (279 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg108 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Margaret of SCOTLAND on 31 Aug 1281 in Bergen, Norway.
		Margaret of SCOTLAND [Parents] was born 28 Feb 1261 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
		Margaret Maid of Norway EIRIKSDOTTIR was born Apr 1283 in Tönsberg, Norway.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg108.htm (444 words)

	St. Margaret - the maid of Norway
		After his death he was succeeded by his brother John, who appears in 1289 as one of the signatories to the letter addressed by the nobles to King Edward I of England, proposing that the young Prince Edward should marry Margaret, the Maid of Norway.
		Margaret were interred in the St. Magnus Cathedral (Kirkwall, Mainland) in 1290, and the local tradition is to the same effect, but there is no authority for the statement.
		The princesse's remains were taken back to Norway and buried in the High Church of Bergen by King Eirik, beside the remains of her mother.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/stmargaret.html (624 words)

	Welcome to WWW.BeMentFamily.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born Aft.
		Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born 15 Jun 1330 in Woodstock in Oxfordshire, and died 8 Jun 1376 in Westminster, England.
		Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born Bef.
	www.bementfamily.com /report3b.htm (16791 words)

	October 7th
		What we really know of the 'fair maid of Norroway' is very little, however liberally we may draw on imagination to supply the deficiencies, and fill in the lights and shadows to a picture of which the chroniclers of the times have furnished us with nothing but the most meagre outlines.
		Margaret, Princess of Norway, was the only child of Eric, king of that country, by his marriage with the daughter of Alexander III, of Scotland.
		Margaret may thus be deemed fortunate in having had so narrow an escape of her life, though it was only to lengthen its duration by a very few years.
	www.thebookofdays.com /months/oct/7.htm (2369 words)

	Queen Margaret (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Margaret was born c.1282, the daughter of King Eric II of Norway and his wife, Princess Margaret of Scotland who died in 1283.
		Since Margaret was an infant, guardians had to be appointed to rule Scotland.
		Edward I of England, Margaret's great-uncle, became involved to settle these affairs concluding in the 1290 Treaty of Birgham guaranteeing Scottish independence but betrothing Margaret to Edward's son (later to become Edward II).
	www.templum.freeserve.co.uk /history/scottishkings/margaret.htm (315 words)

	Chapter Maid Marian <i>to</i> Maimuna of M by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Maid Marian, a name assumed by Matilda, daughter of Robert lord Fitzwalter, while Robin Hood remained in a state of outlawry.
		The “maid” is Meeta, daughter of Mahldenau minister of Mariendorpt, and betrothed to major Rupert Roselheim.
		Maid of Orleans, Jeanne d’Arc, famous for having raised the siege of Orleans, held by the English.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1123/14824/1.html (620 words)

	Margaret: Maid of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		MARGARET, known in Scottish history as the Maid of Norway, was the grandchild of Alexander III of Scotland.
		Her mother was the wife of Eric of Norway.
		As might be expected from the death of a young princess under similar circumstances, tradition has surrounded her name with no little romance.
	www.factopia.com /aiton-encyclopedia-vol3/margaret-maid-of-norway.htm (94 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 10288
		Margaret of Scotland, Princess of Scotland was born on 28 February 1261 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
		He married Margaret of Scotland, Princess of Scotland, daughter of Alexander III 'the Glorius', King of Scotland and Margaret of England, Princess of England, circa 31 August 1281 in Bergen, Norway.
		She was the daughter of Eirik II Magnusson, King of Norway and Margaret of Scotland, Princess of Scotland.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10288.htm (1955 words)

	St Margaret's Hope Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		She was three years old, and the daughter of the King of Norway.
		In July 1290, the Treaty of Birgham between Scotland, Norway and England agreed the marriage between Margaret, Maid of Norway, and Edward, the son of Edward I and heir to the Crown of England.
		Today's St Margaret's Hope is the third largest settlement in Orkney and sits at the head of a sheltered bay at the northern end of South Ronaldsay.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /southronaldsay/stmargaretshope/index.html (651 words)

	Search Results for "Norway"
		...Margaret Maid of Norway, 1283-90, queen of Scotland (1286-90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland.
		...Frederick V, king of Denmark and Norway, 1723-66, king of Denmark and Norway (1746-66), son and successor of Christian VI.
		...Frederick VI, king of Denmark and Norway, 1768-1839, king of Denmark (1808-39) and Norway (1808-14), son and successor of Christian VII.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Norway (286 words)

	Famous Scots - King Alexander III
		Son of Alexander II, and a direct descendant of the first king of the Scots, Kenneth mac Alpin, Alexander was born at Roxburgh in 1241.
		His grand-daughter Margaret, the "Maid of Norway" became Queen of Scotland at the age of three.
		She left Norway to come to Orkney in 1290 but died on the voyage, before reaching Scotland, plunging Scotland into a long period of conflict for survival as an independent country in the "Wars of Independence".
	www.rampantscotland.com /famous/blfamalexander3.htm (315 words)

	History of the Monarchy > Descendants of Malcom III > Margaret
		The last coronation held at Scone was that of Charles II as King of Scots in 1651
		When her grandfather died, Princess Margaret, 'the Maid of Norway', was only three years old.
		The Scottish Parliament appointed six Guardians to rule on her behalf, and on 18 July 1290 the Scots agreed in the Treaty of Birgham (Berwickshire) that she should marry Edward I of England's eldest son, Prince Edward.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page117.asp (150 words)

	AllRefer.com - Margaret Maid of Norway (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Margaret Maid of Norway (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Margaret Maid of Norway, British And Irish History, Biographies
		Margaret Maid of Norway 1283–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MargMN.html (244 words)

	Magnus VI of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"Law-mender"), (1238 - 1280), king of Norway from 1263 until 1280.
		A man of peace, he brought an end to the Scottish war by ceding (1266) the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Alexander III of Scotland for a large sum as specified in the Treaty of Perth.
		He was succeeded by his sons, Eirik II Magnusson (reigned 1280-1299) who was the father of Margaret Maid of Norway, and Haakon V Magnusson (reigned 1299-1319).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magnus_VI_of_Norway (245 words)

	Great Scots: Psychological Perspectives on Scottish History and Leadership
		Alexander III is married to Margaret, daughter of Henry III.
		Margaret, the Maid of Norway, dies in the Orkney Islands, while making her return trip to Scotland; Balliol, tired of Edward's heavy handed tactics, resists — Edward retaliates by sacking Berwick, and forcing the Scots' nobles and abbots to sign the Ragman Roll.
		The Princess Margaret's death initiated a monarchial crisis in Scotland, for with her death there were no direct heirs to Alexander III.
	www.drl.tcu.edu /Scotland/GreatScots/independence.html (925 words)

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