Erik married princess Margaret of Scotland (daughter of king Alexander III) in 1281. Margaret died two years later in labour, giving birth to Margaret, Maid of Norway (d.1290). The young Margaret was to become queen of Scotland in 1286.
Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283—1290), was Queen of Scotland (1286-1290).
She was the daughter of EricII of Norway and his wife Margaret, daughter of Alexander III, who died in childbirth.
Margaret set sail from Norway to her new realm in the autumn of 1290, but took ill during the stormy voyage and died soon after reaching the Orkney Islands around September 26.
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