Margaret of Flanders (died 1331) was a consort of
Alexander, Prince of Scotland
Alexander (21 January 1264 – 28 January 1284) was an heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland who never ascended due to his early death.
Early life
Alexander was born on 21 January 1264. He was the second child and elder son of K ...
and later wife of
Reinauld I, Count of Guelders.
She was the daughter of
Guy, Count of Flanders and his second wife
Isabelle of Luxembourg. In 1281, King
Alexander II of Scotland started negotiating with the Count of Flanders, about the marriage of the Count's daughter Margaret to the Prince Alexander. The couple were married on 14 November 1282 at
Roxburgh, Scotland and the marriage was celebrated the following day. Prince Alexander died a week after his twentieth birthday, on 28 January 1284.
On 3 July 1286, Margaret was married to Reinauld I, Count of Guelders, in
Namur
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namu ...
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Wallonia. They had six children,
Reginald II, Margaret, Guy, Philippe, Elisabeth and Philippa.
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13th-century births
1331 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Margaret
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian.
Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...