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The consorts of the monarchs of Scotland, such as queens consort, princesses consort, and kings consort, bore titles derived from their marriage.The Kingdom of Scotland was first unified as a state by Kenneth I of Scotland in 843, and ceased to exist as an independent kingdom after the Act of Union 1707 when it was merged with the Kingdom of England to become the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Portraits of Queen Margaret of Scotland at the National Portrait Gallery, London; The Heraldry of Queensferry, which provides the best information and images, interspliced throughout the page, on St Margaret's arms and their variations. University of Pittsburgh: Margaret of Scotland; Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Margaret of Scotland
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Joan Beaufort (c. 1404 – 15 July 1445) [2] was Queen of Scots from 1424 to 1437 as the spouse of King James I. [3] During part of the minority of her son James II (from 1437 to 1439), she served as the regent of Scotland, the first dowager Queen of Scotland to do so since the 13th century.
Margaret's coat of arms as Queen consort of Scotland In seeking allies Margaret turned more and more to the powerful House of Douglas . She found herself particularly attracted to the Earl of Angus, whom even his uncle, the cleric and poet Gavin Douglas , called a "young witless fool". [ 43 ]
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Finnbarr Webster - WPA Pool / Getty Images “Queen consort” is the term used by the wife of a reigning monarch, and it usually denotes that the wife maintains the same social status as her husband.
Sybilla of Normandy (c. 1092 – 12 or 13 July 1122) was Queen of Alba as the wife of King Alexander I.. Sybilla was the first child of Henry I of England and his mistress, Lady Sybilla Corbet of Alcester (b. 1077 in Alcester, Warwickshire, d. after 1157).