Margaret Drummond (Queen)
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Margaret Drummond was the second queen of David II of Scotland
and a daughter of Sir Malcolm Drummond, Knt. (died circa 1346) by his wife Margaret, née Graham.
Margaret first married Sir John Logie of that ilk, with no known children. She later served as a mistress to King David who was widowed from his first wife Joan of The Tower
on August 14, 1362.
Margaret then married David II of Scotland
at Inchmurdach in Fife
on February 20, 1364. They had no children and the King divorced her on March 20, 1369 on grounds of infertility
. Margaret, however, travelled to Avignon
, in southern France
and made a successful appeal to the Pope to reverse the sentence of divorce which had been pronounced against her in Scotland
. She survived the King, and was alive on January 31, 1375, but seems to have died soon after that date.
David II of Scotland
David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...
and a daughter of Sir Malcolm Drummond, Knt. (died circa 1346) by his wife Margaret, née Graham.
Margaret first married Sir John Logie of that ilk, with no known children. She later served as a mistress to King David who was widowed from his first wife Joan of The Tower
Joan of The Tower
Joan of England , known as Joan of The Tower, was the first wife and Queen consort of king David II of Scotland.-Birth:...
on August 14, 1362.
Margaret then married David II of Scotland
David II of Scotland
David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...
at Inchmurdach in Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
on February 20, 1364. They had no children and the King divorced her on March 20, 1369 on grounds of infertility
Infertility
Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception. Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term...
. Margaret, however, travelled to Avignon
Avignon
Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
, in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and made a successful appeal to the Pope to reverse the sentence of divorce which had been pronounced against her in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. She survived the King, and was alive on January 31, 1375, but seems to have died soon after that date.