Countess
Margaret
Atholl
formerly Hakonsdatter aka Orkney, Haakonsdottir
Born about in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Haakon Paalson
and Helga Moddansdóttir
Sister of
Paul (Hakonsson) Haakonsson, Agatha (Hakonsdatter) Hakonsdottir, Harald (Hakonsson) Haakonsson and Ingeborg Haakonsdatter Haakonsdottir
Wife of
Maddad (Earl of Atholl) Atholl
— married
1129 in Orkney Islands, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Malcolm Atholl and Harald Maddadson
Died about
at about age 46
in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
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Biiography
From The Peerage for Margaret, of Orkney, Hakonsdatter
Margaret of Orkney was the daughter of Haakon, Jarl of Orkney and Helga of Dale She married, firstly, Madach, 1st Earl of Atholl, son of Maelmare mac Dhonnachadh, circa 1133.
- Child of Margaret of Orkney and Madach, 1st Earl of Atholl
- Harald Maddadson, Jarl of Orkney b. 1130, d. 1206
She married, secondly, Erland Ugni, Jarl of Orkney after 1133.
- Child of Margaret of Orkney and Gunni Olafson, unknown Gunnison b. a 1152
As a result of her marriage, Margaret of Orkney was styled as Countess of Atholl circa 1133.[1]
Sources
- The Peerage for Margaret of Orkney using the following sources for data:
- Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 181.
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003).
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 304.
- Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1705.
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- This person was created through the import of Williams_AndersForWikiTree.ged on 07 May 2011.
- This person was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.
- WikiTree profile Hakonsdatter-44 created through the import of FAMILY 6162011.GED on Jun 20, 2011 by Michael Stephenson.
- WikiTree profile Orkney-30 created through the import of Spencer Family Tree 4 2002.GED on Nov 28, 2011 by Chet Spencer.
- Thanks to Catherine Evans for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Catherine and others.
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