Margaret of Denmark

Margaret of Denmark

Margaret of Denmark (June 23, 1456 - before July 14, 1486) was the daughter of King Christian I of Denmark (1448-81), Norway (1450-81), and Sweden (1457-64), and his wife Dorothea of Brandenburg.

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

This marriage produced three sons :

James IV (March 17, 1473 - September 9, 1513)
James, Duke of Ross (March 1476 - January 1504), and
John, Count of Mar (December 1479 - 1503).

She died at Stirling Castle and is buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey.