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1030
Duncan I
Scotia Marries Sybilla, sister of the Earl of Northumbria
1039
Macbeth
Scotia Marries Lulach, daughter of the assassinated Kenneth III
1060
Malcolm III
Marries Ingibjorg the daughter of the Norse Earl of the Orkneys & Thorfinn's widow
1069
Malcolm III
Marries Margaret the sister of Edgar the Atheling & invites the Normans into Scotland
1070
Malcolm III
Consolidates the Scottish-Saxon alliance & makes an enemy of William the Conqueror
Marries Margaret of Scotland
1070
Margaret of Scotland
Marries-Malcolm III
1090
Duncan II
Marries Ethelreda, daughter of the Earl of Northumbria
1090
Ethelreda
Daughter of the Earl of Northumbria, marries Duncan II
1100
Edgar
London Henry I marries Edgar's sister Edith
1114
David I
Marries Maud, she is in her 40's, & secures the earldoms of Huntingdon & Northampton
1203
Aubigny, William d'
Birth of William d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of Arundel, son of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel and Mabel of Chester
1209
William I the Lion
William I the Lion agrees a marriage between his daughter & John
1221
Alexander II
18th Dec Alexander II marries Joanna, sister of Henry III
1221
Joanna
Alexander II marries Joanna, sister of Henry III
1239
Alexander II
15th May Alexander II narries Marie de Coucy
1251
Alexander III
26th Dec Alexander III marries Princess Margaret, Henry III's daughter
1251
Margaret
26th Dec Marries Alexander III
1281
Alexander III
Signs a contract agreeing the marriage of his daughter to the 14 yr old Eric II
1284
Alexander III
1st Nov Contracts for a 2nd marriage to Yolande de Dreux, in order to gain a male heir
1286
Alexander III
Falsely rumoured his wife is pregnant by him at his death a few months later
Marries Yolande, daughter of the Count of Dreux
1289
Frasier, William
Edinburgh The 3 Regents agree to negotiations between Scotland, England & Norway
1290
Margaret Maid of Norway
Edwarrd I 1st considers a marriage between Edward II & Margaret, "The Maid of Norway"
1295
Balliol
Agrees his son Edward will marry Philip IV's niece
5th July Betrothed to Joan, eldest daughter of Charles of Valois , brother to the French King
1347
Robert II
Given a Papal dispensation to marry Elizabeth
1361
Stewart, James
Marries Mary Graham, Countess of Menteith, with whom he had several daughters and one son, Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany
1373
Douglas, William
Marries Isabel, daughter of Robert II
1397
Douglas, George
Marries Mary, daughter of Robert III
1424
James I
Marries Joan Beaufort, neice of Henry IV
1449
James II
Marries Mary of Gueldres from Burgundy
1460
James III
10th July Marries Margaret, daughter of King Chris tian of Norway
1488
James IV
Marries Margaret, daughter of Henry VII
1495
James IV
Marries off Lady Catherine Gordon to Perkin Warbeck a pretender to the English throne
1498
James IV
Negotiarions for the marriage between Princess Margaret & James IV of Scotland begin
1498
Margaret
Negotiarions for the marriage between Princess Margaret & James IV of Scotland begin
1499
Forman, Andrew
Oct London Sent as part of a tem to negotiate the marriage between James IV & Princess Margaret
1502
James IV
24th Jan The marriage treaty between James IV & Margaret Tudor is signed
25th Jan Richmond A proxy mariage for James IV & Margaret takes place, Bothwell stands in for his King
1503
James IV
8th Aug Marries Princess Margaret, Henry VII's eldest daughter
1503
Margaret
8th Aug Marries James IV of Scotland
1513
Douglas, Archibald
Marries James IV widow Queen Margaret
1513
Maragaret
Marries the 6th Earl of Angus
1513
Margaret
Marries the 6th Earl of Angus
1514
Douglas, Archibald
6th Aug Kinnoul Marries Margaret, sister of Henry VIII, private ceremony at the church of Kinnoul
1514
Margaret
Aug The Council inform Margaret by marrying Angus she had forfeited custody of her sons
Aug The Council inform Margaret that by marrying Angus she had forfeited her Regency
1528
Douglas, Archibald
Divorced from Margaret who escapes with her son the future James V
1533
Stewart
Negotiates the marriage of Henry, Duke of Orleans with Catherine de Medicis
1534
Mary of Guise
Marries Louis d'Orleans
1537
James V
Francis I sends Mary of Guise to marry James V, she has a dowry of 150,000 livres
1st Jan Marries Francis I's daughter Madeleine
1537
Madeleine
1st Jan Marries James V
1537
Mary of Guise
Francis I sends Mary of Guise to marry James V, she has a dowry of 150,000 livres
1538
James V
18th May Paris Marries Mary of Guise, daughter of the Duke of Guise & Antoinette of Bourbon
1538
Mary of Guise
18th May Paris Marries James V, in Notre Dame Cathedral
1543
Douglas, James
Marries Elizabeth, daughter of James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton
1543
Hamilton, James
Becomes a Catholic and joins the pro-French faction, consenting to the marriage of the Queen to the French Dauphin, later Francis II
Involved in negotiating the marriage of the Queen of Scots to the infant Prince Edward (the future Edward VI)
1544
Douglas, Margaret
Margaret Douglas marries a Scottish exile, Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, who was Regent of Scotland in 1570-1571
1547
Hamilton, James
27th Jan Edinburgh The Scottish Parliament agrees marriage between Mary Queen of Scots & Henry II's son
1547
Mary of Scots
Betrothed to the heir of the French throne, the dauphin Francis
1548
Hamilton, James
Chフellerault The Queen of Scots goes to live in the French court, for his work on negotiating the marriage, Hamilton is created Duc de Chフellerault, and made a Knight of the Order of Saint Michael
1548
Mary of Scots
7th July Marriage contract between Mary & Dauphin Francis
29th July Mary sets sail for France
1558
Mary of Scots
Marries Francis , later becomes both Queen of Scotland & French Queen Consort
The Mons Meg is fired in royal salute
15th Aug Lands in France on the way to marrying the future Francis II
1560
Hamilton, James
When Francis II dies Hamilton attempts, without success, to arrange for his son James to marry the young widowed Queen Mary
1560
Hepburn, James
Marries Anna Throndsson in Denmark
1561
Douglas, Margaret
Marries Edward Crichton, 7th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar
1562
Hepburn, Janet
Jan Crichton Lady Janet Hepburn, Bothwell's sister, marries Queen Mary's half-brother Lord John
1562
Mary of Scots
Jan Crichton Lady Janet Hepburn, Bothwell's sister, marries Queen Mary's half-brother Lord John
1562
Stewart, James
Marries Anne, daughter of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal
1564
Mary of Scots
Edinburgh Meets Lord Darnley for the 1st time
29th July Holyrood A dangerous marriage for Elizabeth I as Darnley is a grandson of Henry VII
29th July Holyrood Marries Darnley in her private chapel
1564
Stewart, Henry
13th Feb Edinburgh Arrives in Edinburgh after overcoming Elizabeth I's objections
1565
Erskine, John
Favours the marriage of Mary Stuart to Earl Darnley
1565
Hamilton, James
Mary marries Lord Darnley, Hamilton withdraws to his estates in France
1565
Hepburn, James
Marries Lady Jean Gordon, a Catholic
1565
Stewart, Henry
29th July Marries Mary Queen of Scots during a Catholic ceremony at a Chapel in Holyrood
1565
Stewart of Darnley, Henry
29th July Mary & Darnley are great-grandchildren of Henry VII & 1st cousins
1566
Douglas, Margaret
Marries off her son, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, to Mary I of Scotland
1566
Hepburn, James
Signs a bond at Craigmillar with other nobles to rid Mary of Darnley
1566
Maitland
Gains Mary's consent to divorce her from Darnley if her son is not bastardized
6th Jan Stirling Marries Mary Fleming, a kin of ary Queen of Scots, the Chapel Royal at Stirling
1566
Mary of Scots
Stirling 28 Lords & Prelates sign a document supporting Bothwell's marriage to Mary
Agrees to divorce Darnley subject to Parliamentary approval
Craigmilar Makes it clear that she will not divorce Darnley because it makes James illegitimate
Stirling Mary refuses the offer of marriage & joins her son, James , at Stirling Castle
1567
Hepburn, James
19th April 28 Lords & prelates sign a docuement supporting Bothwell's marriage to Mary
7th May Divorces Lady Jean
7th May Mary authorizes Bothwell's divorce from his wife, a week later they are married
15th May Holyrood Marries Queen Mary after allegedly raping her at Dunbar & forcing her consent
1567
Mary of Scots
Raped by Bothwell in Dunbar Castle so she is forced to marry him
24th April Escorted by Bothwell to Dunbar Castle believing there may be a rebellion in Edinburgh
24th April Edinburgh Intercepted by Bothwell with 800 men on her return to Edinburgh
7th May Authorizes Bothwell's divorce from Lady Jean Gordon & a week later marries him
15th May Holyrood Marries the Earl of Bothwell at the Great Hall of Holyrood
1571
Douglas, Margaret
Marries William Graham, 5th Earl of Menteith
1574
Douglas, Margaret
The Countess of Lennox Arouses Elizabeth's anger by the marriage of her son, Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, with Elizabeth Cavendish, stepdaughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury
1574
Stuart, Charles
The Countess of Lennox Arouses Elizabeth's anger by the marriage of her son, Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, with Elizabeth Cavendish, stepdaughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury
1589
James VI
20th Aug Marries Anne of Denmark
1593
Douglas, Margaret
Marries Robert Wauchope
1629
Graham, James
Marries Magdalen Carnegie

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