Editing Margaret I of Denmark (section)

==Appearance and personality==
[[File:Margarethe von daenemark.jpg|thumb|180px|Bust of Margaret from her own time.]]
She has been described as a beautiful woman with dark hair, dark eyes, an intimidating gaze and the aura of absolute authority.{{sfn|White|2010|p=40}} She was highly energetic well into her old age, autocratic and indomitable,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Henry Smith|title=The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise and Development of Nations as Recorded by Over Two Thousand of the Great Writers of All Ages, Volume 6|date=1907|publisher=Hooper & Jackson, Limited}}</ref> at the same time also described as wise, just, tactful, and kind.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Durant|first1=Will|title=The Reformation: The Story of Civilization|date=7 Jun 2011|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781451647631|page=156|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWa7JBDirUYC&pg=PT156}}</ref>{{sfn|White|2010|p=40}} Hudson Strode writes "Margaret, who, like St. Bridget, possessed the masculine quality of indomitability, was undoubtedly the strongest. No male public official ever worked harder at his job. She used her constructive ability, her diplomacy, and her force of will to make the Union a success and to maintain the royal prerogative."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Strode|first1=Hudson|title=Sweden: Model for a World|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.52770|date=1949|publisher=Harcourt, Brace|page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.52770/page/n154 130]}}</ref>