Margaret

Margaret Stewart Marries Louis The Dauphin Of France

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Margaret was born on 25th December 1424 in Perth Scotland.

Margaret was the first of six daughters and twin sons, born to her parents James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort ~ cousin to Henry V of England.

Margaret was considered lovely, gracious and very beautiful, with a certain ability to write poetry and rhymes.

There’s little information about Margaret’s early years, but as the eldest daughter of a Scottish King, she was a potential wife for both European royal families and Scottish and English noblemen.

In 1436 Margaret was given in marriage to the French Dauphin Louis.

Royal marriages in the 15th century were always political, and this one was no exception.

There are no direct accounts from Louis or Margaret, of their first impressions of each other.

It is known, however, Louis gave Margaret a formal embrace upon their first meeting on 24th June 1436, the day before their wedding.

The marriage took place on 25th June 1436 in the afternoon in the chapel of the castle of Tours.

By the standards of the time, it was a very plain wedding.

Louis, nearly thirteen, looked clearly more mature than his bride, who was just eleven.

Margaret looked like a beautiful "doll", and as she grew these delicate features transformed in to a graceful beauty.

Charles wore "grey riding pants" and "did not even bother to remove his spurs".

The Scottish guests were quickly hustled out after the wedding reception.

This was seen as something of a scandal by the Scots, the speed with which the guests were hustled out was considered an insult to Scotland.

However, with the impoverished nature of the French court at this time, they simply could not afford an extravagant ceremony or to host their Scottish guests for any longer than they did.

Following the ceremony, doctors advised against consummation, because of the relative immaturity of the bride and bridegroom.

Margaret continued her studies, and Louis went on tour with King Charles to loyal areas of the kingdom.

The marriage of these two young people was unhappy.

Margaret was a favourite of her father-in-law King Charles, and popular among the courtiers.

Mainly because of Louis' hatred of his father, the couple had a strained relationship.

Louis was cold to Margaret, and hardly spent any time with her.

Her unhappy marriage sent Margaret into a deep depression.

It is said that Margaret wore a strongly-tied corset, because of her fear of pregnancies, ate green apples and drank apple vinegar.

On Saturday, 7th August 1445, Margaret and her ladies joined the court on a short pilgrimage.

It was very hot, and when she returned, she undressed in her stone chamber.

The next morning she was feverish, the doctor diagnosed an inflammation of the lungs.

On 16th August 1445, between ten and eleven at night, she passed away, at the age of 20.

She was buried in the Saint-Laon church in Thouars, France.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Stewart

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Margaret Stewart of Scotland, Dauphine of France.