scotlandsladies:The Ladies ♕ Queen Consorts [19/25] ↳ Margaret Tudor (c.1489 -1541), Queen Consort f

scotlandsladies:The Ladies ♕ Queen Consorts [19/25] ↳ Margaret Tudor (c.1489 -1541), Queen Consort from 1503 to 1513Margaret was born at Westminster Palace on 28 November 1489, daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. She is named after her paternal grandmother Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby. Under the guidance of her mother, Margaret and her siblings were educated by tutors and schoolmasters, she excelled at music - which she shared with her mother. Talk of marriage to the James IV, King of Scotland began when she was six years old. In early 1502 a peace treaty with Scotland was sealed and her marriage was the ultimate intention of the treaty. Marriage by proxy was performed on 25 January 1503 at Richmond Palace, Margaret was barely fourteen years old and James was thirty. From that day on, Margaret was recognized as the rightful Queen of Scotland and was provided with a large wardrobe of clothes, which she both revelled in; her crimson state bed curtains made of Italian sarcenet were embroidered with red Lancastrian roses. Clothes were also made for her companion, Lady Catherine Gordon, the widow of Perkin Warbeck. In May, James gave her many castles and estates along with all revenues from designated earldoms and lordships. On June 27th, Margaret began a state progress north, accompanied by her father for part of the way. She crossed the border at Berwick-upon-Tweed on 1 August and was met by the Scottish court at Lamberton. At Dalkeith Palace, James came to kiss her goodnight. He came again to console her on 4 August after a stable fire had killed some of her beloved horses. On 8 August 1503 at the royal palace of Holyroodhouse the official wedding rite was performed in person. A coronation ceremony followed in March 1504.It is said that the marriage of Margaret and James was of strong affection, with James being perceptive and indulgent. Their first three years of marriage were amicable and full of social events. At the age of sixteen, Margaret had her first child of six, a son named James. Out of the other five children, only one survived past infancy; another son named James, born on 10 April 1512. After each pregnancy, Margaret became deathly ill, but she was strong and survived the illnesses each time. In 1513, James IV had peace treaties with England and France so when Henry VIII decided to invade, he was forced to choose which treaty to honour. James ended up backing the French and plans were made to invade England. Margaret was torn between her brother and her husband. She was known to have had prophetic dreams and even begged James not to go to war. When James met the English at Flodden Field on 9 September 1513, he lost his life along with much of the Scottish nobility. On 21 September 1513, Margaret and James’ third born son, James was crowned James V at only seventeen months old. Margaret was named regent for the boy by James IV as long as she remained a widow. The beginning of her regency went well and Margaret showed great political skill, she even managed peace with her brother, but when she decided to marry Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, there was reason to depose her. John, Duke of Albany took over the regency and Margaret’s sons. Being eight months pregnant by Angus, Margaret told the council she would retire to Linlithgow Palace for her confinement. While there she managed to escape across the border into England and in October she gave birth to a daughter, Lady Margaret Douglas in October 1515. Her brother had her lodged in Scotland Yard for a year, until she returned to Scotland and was able to resume her regency. In 1524, Margaret managed to remove Albany from the regency and established herself as head of the government. She brought the twelve year old James to Edinburgh and Parliament declared the regency over, naming Margaret at the King’s chief councillor. By this time Margaret was desperately wanting to divorce her second husband, who treated her poorly and spent her money. When she allowed him back on the council in 1525, he took custody of James and ruled the government for three years. Once she tried to escape to England but was caught and brought back. Finally in December 1527, the divorce was final. In March of 1528, she married Henry Stewart. By 1528 James V freed himself from Angus and Margaret, along with her third husband were invited to be chief councillors. Margaret wished for a meeting between James and her brother, but it never happened. For the rest of her life she worked for Scotland and England to have a peaceful relationship. On 18 October 1541 Margaret died of a stroke at Methven Castle at the age of fifty-one and was buried at Perth Charterhouse. Her lasting legacy was that two of her grandchildren, Mary Queen of Scots and Henry, Lord Darnley married and produced James VI of Scotland. Even though her heirs were excluded from Henry VIII’s will, Margaret’s great-grandchild ended up on the English throne in 1603. James VI was crowned James I and became the first Scottish ruler of England; thus Margaret is the ancestress of all subsequent monarchs of Great Britain. -- source link

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