Upon Alexander's death, she became queen under a regency at the age of 3. Margaret, the Maid of Norway, was only 3 years old when her grandfather, Alexander III died. Margaret, byname The Maid Of Norway, (born 1282/83—died September 1290, in the Orkney Islands), queen of Scotland from 1286 to 1290, the last of the line of Scottish rulers descended from King Malcolm III Canmore (ruled 1058–93).

Her unfortunate death left Scotland without a King or Queen. In 1284 the Scottish nobles recognized the infant Norwegian princess as heiress presumptive to the Scottish throne. She was the granddaughter of Alexander III. Margaret, Maid of Norway lived from 9 April 1283 to 26 September 1290 and was Queen of Scotland from 19 March 1286 to 26 September 1290. The English king, Edward I, saw a perfect opportunity to join the English and Scottish kingdoms. Queen of Scotland. The match was agreed, and Margaret set sail from Norway for Scotland. Margaret the Maid of Norway was born on the 9th of April 1283, the daughter of King Eric II of Norway and Princess Margaret of Scotland (Alexander III’s daughter). He proposed to marry his son to the infant 'Maid of Norway'. Margaret of Denmark (23 June 1456 – 14 July 1486) was Queen of Scotland from 1469 to 1486 by marriage to King James III. The story of Margaret, the Maid of Norway, is short and sad.

Her mother, also called Margaret, was wife of King Eirik II of Norway, but had died giving birth to her. Daughter of King Eric II of Norway and Margaret, daughter of Alexander III of Scotland. Margaret, Maid of Norway was chosen to be Queen of Scotland when she was only three years old. She was the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and Dorothea of Brandenburg. The little girl died before her 8th birthday, and before she ever set foot in the country of which she was Queen. And her death set into a motion a chain of events that would see Scotland torn apart by war for years to come.