RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Margaret of Scotland

1045 - 1093

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Saint Margaret of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Naomh Maighréad; Scots: Saunt Marget, c. 1045 – 16 November 1093), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was Queen of Alba from 1070 to 1093 as the wife of King Malcolm III. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland". She was a member of the House of Wessex and was born in the Kingdom of Hungary to the expatriate English prince Edward the Exile. She and her family returned to England in 1057. Following the death of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, her brother Edgar Ætheling was elected as King of England but never crowned. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Margaret of Scotland is the 986th most popular religious figure (down from 826th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 108th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Hungarian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Margaret of Scotland ranks 986 out of 3,187. Before her are Jean-Marie Villot, John IV of Constantinople, Alfredo Ottaviani, Itzhak Stern, Antonio Quarracino, and Humbert of Silva Candida. After her are Severinus of Noricum, Mata Amritanandamayi, Antipope Clement VIII, Zita, Methodios I of Constantinople, and Walter Kasper.

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Among people born in 1045, Saint Margaret of Scotland ranks 4. Before her are El Cid, Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, and Stephen, Count of Blois. After her are Cosmas of Prague, Adelaide of Hungary, Huang Tingjian, and William IV, Count of Toulouse. Among people deceased in 1093, Saint Margaret of Scotland ranks 5. Before her are Bertha of Holland, Olaf III of Norway, Malcolm III of Scotland, and Robert I, Count of Flanders. After her are Vsevolod I of Kiev, Constance of Burgundy, Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, Sophie, Countess of Bar, and Alan Rufus.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Saint Margaret of Scotland ranks 138 out of 1,077. Before her are George II Rákóczi (1621), Mária Telkes (1900), Gyula Horn (1932), Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), Gusztáv Jány (1883), and Prince Álmos (1070). After her are Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), John Harsanyi (1920), John Corvinus (1473), Miklós Jancsó (1921), Leopold Auer (1845), and Max Nordau (1849).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Hungary

Among religious figures born in Hungary, Saint Margaret of Scotland ranks 6. Before her are Martin of Tours (316), Péter Erdő (1952), Kinga of Poland (1224), József Mindszenty (1892), and Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000). After her are Yolanda of Poland (1235), Nicolaus Olahus (1493), Friar Julian (1250), Sára Salkaházi (1899), László Paskai (1927), and Vilmos Zsigmond (1930).

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