Alexander I of Scotland
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Alexander I, posthumously nicknamed The Fierce, was the King of Alba from 1107 to his death. He was the fifth son of Malcolm III and his second wife, Margaret, sister of Edgar Ætheling, a prince of th
The reverse of Alexander's seal, enhanced as a 19th century steel engraving
Saint Margaret of Scotland
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Saint Margaret of Scotland, also known as Margaret of Wessex, was Queen of Alba from 1070 to 1093 as the wife of King Malcolm III. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland". She was a memb
Alexander I of Scotland
…posthumously nicknamed The Fierce, was the King of Alba (Scotland) from 1107 to his death. He was the fifth son of Malcolm III and his second wife, Margaret, sister of Edgar Ætheling, a prince of the pre-conquest English royal house. He succeeded his brother, King Edgar, and his successor was his brother…
St Margaret from a medieval family tree, 13th century
Saint Margaret in a stained-glass window (1922) by Douglas Strachan in St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh
Malcolm greeting Margaret on her arrival in Scotland; detail of a mural (circa 1898) in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery by William Hole
Malcolm and Margaret from the Forman Armorial (1562)