Back Meregrot Norþweges Mægð ANG مارغريت ملكة إسكتلندا (عاهل) Arabic مارجريت ملكه اسكتلندا ARZ Маргарэт Нарвежская Дзева Byelorussian Маргарет Норвежка Bulgarian Marc'harid Iañ Bro-Skos Breton Margarida I d'Escòcia Catalan Markéta I. Skotská Czech Marged, brenhines yr Alban Welsh Margaret af Skotland Danish
| Margaret | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Scots (disputed) | |
| Reign | 19 March 1286 – 26/29 September 1290 |
| Predecessor | Alexander III |
| Successor | John (1292) |
| Born | Between March and 9 April 1283 Tønsberg, Norway |
| Died | Between 26 and 29 September 1290 (aged 7) Orkney Islands, Norway |
| Burial | |
| House | Sverre |
| Father | Eric II of Norway |
| Mother | Margaret of Scotland |
Margaret (Norwegian: Margrete, Scottish Gaelic: Maighread; March or April 1283 – September 1290), known as the Maid of Norway, was the queen-designate of Scotland from 1286 until her death. As she was never crowned, her status as monarch is uncertain and has been debated by historians.
Margaret was the daughter of King Eric II of Norway and Margaret of Scotland. By the end of her maternal grandfather's reign, King Alexander III of Scotland, she was his only surviving descendant and recognized heir presumptive. Alexander III died in 1286, his posthumous child was stillborn, and Margaret inherited the crown.
Owing to her young age, she remained in Norway rather than go to Scotland. Her father and the Scottish leaders negotiated her marriage to Edward of Caernarfon, son of King Edward I of England. She was finally sent to Great Britain in September 1290 but died in Orkney, sparking the succession dispute between thirteen competitors for the crown of Scotland.