Re: Henry De Trafford and Margaret Platagenet
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Henry De Trafford and Margaret Platagenet
Eliesha Steffanson 5/12/11
Margaret, daughter of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence, known as Margaret of England was married once to Alexander III of Scotland on 26 December 1251 when Alexander was 10 years older and Margaret was 11. She died, as queen consort of Scotland, 26 Feb 1275 (The Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 6). Also, children of the English kings were typically married into other royal families, or to counts, dukes, earls; even an occasional emperor. Most English kings used their daughters’ marriages to form valuable alliances. A marriage to a commoner would have been a noteworthy exception during this period and would have almost certainly caused such a husband to have significant titles and honors bestowed on him. And his descendants would have likely remained members of the peerage as well. Absent this sudden rise in family fortune and the fact that Henry III’s daughter Margaret is accounted for, it would seem to discount this story almost completely. Keep in mind that during this period Plantagenet was not actually a surname used by the royal family but it did occur in early records used by at least one other family in England not known to be related to the Angevin dynasty of English kings. So her being surnamed Plantagenet is possible, but would not necessarily make her a daughter or granddaughter of an English king. If you stick with credible sources you may find who she was and perhaps even her ancestry. Hope this helps.
Jim