Margaret of England (20 July 1346 – October/December 1361) was a royal princess born in Windsor, the daughter of King

Edward III of England Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after t ...

and his consort,

Philippa of Hainault Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: ''Philippe de Hainaut''; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was List of English consorts, Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted a ...

. She was also known as Margaret of Windsor.

Marriage

Margaret's first marriage prospect was

Albert III of Austria Albert III of Austria (9 September 1349 – 29 August 1395), known as Albert with the Braid (Pigtail) (), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1365 until his death. Biography Albert III was born in the ducal residence ...

but this changed due to politics at the time. A few years later she was affianced to John of Blois, son of Charles of Blois and rival of John V of Brittany to the

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throne; however, this engagement was abandoned because her sister Mary was already betrothed to John IV of Brittany. Margaret was raised with

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (29 August 1347 – 16 April 1375), was a fourteenth-century English nobleman and soldier. He also held the titles of Baron Abergavenny and Lord of Wexford. He was born in Sutton Valence, the son of Lau ...

, son of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and his wife Agnes, the daughter of Roger Mortimer (the favourite of

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). As children they had a close companionship. On 13 May 1359, she became the wife of John Hastings in the same week as her brother

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English royal prince, military leader and statesman. He was the fourth son (third surviving) of King Edward III of England, and the father of King Henry IV. Because ...

, married

Blanche of Lancaster Blanche of Lancaster (25 March 1342 – 12 September 1368) was a member of the English-French royal House of Lancaster and the daughter of the kingdom's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. She was the f ...

, in

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Early death

Two years later, Margaret died, and was buried in

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. The exact date and cause of her death is unknown; she was last mentioned as living on 1 October 1361.

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