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Margaret Stewart (French: Marguerite; 25 December 1424 – 16 August 1445) was a princess of Scotland and the dauphine of France. She was the firstborn child of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort. She married the eldest son of the king of France, Louis, Dauphin of France, at the age of eleven.
Nov 14, 2019 · Margaret died on 16 August 1445 at Chalons-Sur-Marne. She never became Queen of France. Her sisters Joan and Eleanor both arrived in France the month before she died, and after Margaret passed away it’s possible that the plan was for one of them to take her place as Louis’ wife.
Margaret Stewart of Scotland, Dauphine of France. By Susan Abernethy. By all accounts, Charles VII of France was a weak king. In all fairness, his kingdom was ravaged by war with England.
Jul 19, 2017 · Margaret sailed for France in March 1436, and she was escorted by some of the greatest Scottish nobles. She entered Poitiers, where a child dressed as an angel crowned her with a wreath of flowers. She married Louis in Tours on 25 June 1436 and became the Dauphine of France.
Jan 9, 2023 · Margaret of Scotland (French: Marguerite d'Écosse) (25 December 1424 – 16 August 1445) was a Princess of Scotland and the Dauphine of France. She was the firstborn child of King James I of Scotland and Queen Joan Beaufort. She married the eldest son of the king of France, Louis, 9th Dauphin, at eleven years old.
Feb 1, 2013 · King Charles made a concerted diplomatic choice and he chose Margaret of Scotland to be his daughter-in-law. James was happy to accept the Dauphin Louis as a son-in-law. In the summer of 1436, when Margaret was eleven and Louis was thirteen, Margaret arrived in France.
When Margaret Stewart Princess of Scotland, Dauphine of France was born on 25 December 1424, in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, her father, James I King of Scotland, was 29 and her mother, Joan Beaufort Queen of Scotland, was 16.
