Margaret Tudor facts for kids
| Margaret Tudor | |
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Detail of a portrait of Queen Margaret by Daniel Mytens
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| Queen consort of Scots | |
| Tenure | 8 August 1503 – 9 September 1513 |
| Born | 28 November 1489 Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 18 October 1541 (aged 51) Methven Castle, Perthshire, Kingdom of Scotland |
| Burial | Priory of St John, Perthshire, Kingdom of Scotland |
| Spouse |
James IV of Scotland
(m. 1503; his death 1513) Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
(m. 1514; div. 1527) Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven
(m. 1528; her death 1541) |
| Issue | James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay James V of Scotland Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox Dorothea Stewart |
| House | Tudor |
| Father | Henry VII of England |
| Mother | Elizabeth of York |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Margaret Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) was the wife of James IV of Scotland. She was Queen Consort of Scotland from 1503 until James IV died in 1513. After that, she was regent for their son James V. Margaret and James IV were grandparents of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Margaret was born at Westminster Palace. She was the oldest surviving daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.
In 1514, Margaret married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. Margaret and Douglas were grandparents of Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Margaret's great-grandson, King James VI of Scotland, became the king of England and Ireland after Elizabeth I of England died in 1603.
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Images for kids
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Margaret, thought to have been drawn from life.
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Painting of Margaret, refusing to hand over custody of her sons to John Stewart, Duke of Albany, by John Faed, 1859.
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Methven Castle
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Detail of Margaret and Henry VIII being visited by Erasmus, dated c. 1910, by Frank Cadogan Cowper.
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A depiction of Margaret from a family tree from the reign of her great-grandson, James VI/I of Scotland and England.
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Margaret Tudor, dated c. 1520-1538, by Daniel Mytens.
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Margaret Tudor praying in coronation robes, 16th century, probably by Gerard Horenbout.
