Margaret was the daughter of the English prince Edward the Exile and his wife Agatha, and also the granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, King of England. After the death of Ironside … See more

According to tradition, the widowed Agatha decided to leave Northumbria, England with her children and return to the continent. However, a storm drove their ship north to the See more

Margaret's biographer Turgot of Durham, Bishop of St. Andrew's, credits her with having a civilizing influence on her husband Malcolm by reading him narratives from the Bible. She instigated religious reform, striving to conform the worship and … See more

Canonization and feast day
Pope Innocent IV canonised St. Margaret in 1250 in recognition of her personal holiness, fidelity to the Roman Catholic Church, … See more

Margaret came to England with the rest of her family when her father, Edward the Exile, was recalled in 1057 as a possible successor to her granduncle, the childless King Edward the Confessor. Whether from natural or sinister causes, her father died immediately after … See more

Margaret and Malcolm had eight children – six sons and two daughters:
1. Edward (c. 1071 – 13 November 1093), killed along with his father in the Battle of Alnwick See more

Her husband Malcolm III, and their eldest son Edward, were killed in the Battle of Alnwick against the English on 13 November 1093. Her son Edgar was left with the task of informing his mother of their deaths. Not yet 50 years old, Margaret died on … See more