Queen Margaret
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Queens of Denmark
- Margaret I of DenmarkMargaret I of DenmarkMargaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her...
, in the early 15th century - Margrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
(more commonly known as Margrethe) (1972-present)
Queens of Scotland
- Saint Margaret of ScotlandSaint Margaret of ScotlandSaint Margaret of Scotland , also known as Margaret of Wessex and Queen Margaret of Scotland, was an English princess of the House of Wessex. Born in exile in Hungary, she was the sister of Edgar Ætheling, the short-ruling and uncrowned Anglo-Saxon King of England...
, Queen Consort of Malcolm III - Margaret of Scotland (Maid of Norway), heiress of Scotland (1286-1290)
- Margaret TudorMargaret TudorMargaret Tudor was the elder of the two surviving daughters of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and the elder sister of Henry VIII. In 1503, she married James IV, King of Scots. James died in 1513, and their son became King James V. She married secondly Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of...
(1489–1541), Queen Consort of James IV (and elder sister of Henry VIII of England). After the death of her husband at the Battle of Flodden she was active in the political machinations that took place during the regency of her son James V.
A number of institutions, usually named after Saint Margaret of Scotland
- Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh
- Queen Margaret UnionQueen Margaret UnionThe Queen Margaret Union is one of two students' unions at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1890, it caters for the social and cultural needs of its members by providing a range of services including, entertainments, catering, shop facilities, bars and games.-History:The Queen...
, a student union at the University of Glasgow