The Tudor dynasty left an indelible mark onthe history of England and Scotland. Heinrich the Eighth, whose endless marriages became the talk of the town, is especially famous. In this case, many forget about his older sister, although Margarita Tudor - Queen of Scotland - lived an equally interesting life. Moreover, for almost a century their children and grandchildren fought each other for the English throne. These dynastic wars brought a lot of harm to the population of the British Isles and resulted in the victory of the descendants of Margarita, who united under their management the English and Scottish kingdoms.
Parents
Margarita Tudor was the eldest of 4 daughtersKing Henry of Seventh England, the founder of the new dynasty, which ruled from 1485 to 1603. Her mother - Elizabeth - was the last surviving descendant of the York dynasty. She went down in history as the only woman who was simultaneously a daughter, niece, sister, wife and mother of the King of England. Although the marriage of Henry and Elizabeth was initially dictated by political considerations, it turned out to be successful, and the spouses had seven children, of whom only four survived until they reached the age of majority.
First marriage
Margarita Tudor was born in 1489.She spent her childhood in games with the brothers Arthur and Henry, but she had no common interests with her sister Maria, who was younger than her for 10 years and subsequently for some time was the queen of France.
When the girl was only 11 years old, she was imprisonedAnglo-Scottish peace treaty. According to one of the paragraphs of this document Margarita Tudor got engaged to Jacob Fourth Stewart. A year later, she was solemnly escorted to Scotland, where a magnificent wedding was held in Holyroodsky Abbey. Young Marguerite did not like the country, whose queen she became as a result of marriage, imprisoned for political reasons. At first she wrote plaintive letters to her father, but later the young woman resigned herself, although she could not fall in love with her husband.
Anglo-Scottish Relations
In 1507, Margaret Tudor gave birth to a sonJames, and two years after the death of their father, her brother Heinrich was crowned in London. His accession to the throne immediately led to an exacerbation of relations between Scotland and England. Much to blame were Margarita and Jacob, who did not hide their claims to the Tudor throne. They even called their second son Arthur and declared that this name was given him the honor of the legendary king of England. True, their first two offspring did not live long, but Heinrich had no heirs, and this means that Margaret remained the main contender for his throne.
In 1513, Jacob the Fourth, who also hadTime born another boy, entered the war with the brother-in-law. On September 9, the Battle of Flodden was held, during which he himself commanded the Scottish troops and was killed.
Regency
The death of a spouse on the battlefield led toMargaret Tudor (sister of Henry 8) became regent with his one-year-old son, who ascended to the throne under the name of Jacob the Fifth. A year later, she married Archibald Douglas (note, in the famous series, Margarita Tudor and Charles Brandon are shown by mistake as spouses). The latter immediately began to behave like a king, than the Scottish nobility turned against him. Margarita, who was removed from the post of regent, appointed a cousin of the late King John Stewart to replace her. The hostility in relations between the queen and her newly-made spouse was so great that they even had to leave the country.
Divorce
After some time, Margarita Tudor (sisterHenry - King of England) reconciled with the new regent, and she was allowed to return to Scotland on the condition that she would not make attempts to meet with her son. Meanwhile, due to a sharp deterioration in relations with the second spouse, to whom she gave birth to a daughter, Margaret, in 1515, the widow of Jacob the Fourth filed for divorce. Before the completion of this difficult procedure, she even managed to regain her post of regent for a while, but Douglas managed to push her mother away from her son and for 3 years was the practical ruler of Scotland.
Third marriage
In 1528 the Queen Mother was able to divorceDouglas Earl Angus, and she immediately married Henry Stewart. Together with the new spouse, Margaret organized the escape of her son Jacob the Fifth from Edinburgh, where he was held by Count Angus. After the young king had found protection against the arbitrariness of his former stepfather in the castle of his mother Sterling, representatives of the English nobility began to arrive there. They gathered an army, which managed to expel Angus from Scotland.
Becoming a full-fledged ruler of the country, Jacob the Fifth soon suspected his mother of the conspiracy and refused to give her permission for a second divorce, which had a bad effect on their relationship.
The situation improved somewhat after arriving atScotland's second daughter Margaret - Maria de Guise. She was married to Jacob the Fifth after the death of his first wife, Madeleine de Valois, who died immediately after the honeymoon. Maria immediately liked her mother-in-law, and the women were quite friendly until the death of Margaret Tudor in 1541.
Descendants
From the only son of Jacob and daughter of MargaretThe Dowager Queen of Scotland had 4 grandchildren. Of these, Mary Stewart and her cousin Henry Lord Darnley left a bright mark on history. In 1565, they got married and had a son, Jacob, who later became the ancestor of the new dynasty.
Now you know who Margarita Tudor was. The biography of this queen is full of interesting events, and her descendants managed to unite Scotland and England into one state.
