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Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart [3] or Mary I of Scotland, [4] was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland , Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne.
Mary Stuart (8 April 1605 – 16 September 1607) was the third daughter and sixth child of James VI and I by Anne of Denmark. Her birth was much anticipated. Her birth was much anticipated. She developed pneumonia at 17 months and died the following year.
Lennox was a descendant of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, also descended from James II, being Mary's heir presumptive. Thus Darnley was also related to Mary on his father's side and because of this connection, Mary's heirs remained part of the House of Stuart.
The image of Mary may have been partly based on a portrait of Mary at Hardwick Hall. In 1610, a servant of the painter Rowland Lockey, an employee of the Earl of Shrewsbury, was paid for travelling to London with two porters carrying Mary's picture. The portrait was returned to Hardwick in 1613.
Mary and Francis were betrothed at the Louvre on 19 April 1558. [18] They signed a contract in which Mary declared her wish and consent to marry, with the advice of the representatives of the Three Estates of Scotland and her grandmother, Antoinette of Bourbon, the Dowager Duchess of Guise. [19] The formalities were followed by dancing. [20]
Mary Stuart (actress) (1926–2002), American actress, best known for her 35-year role in the soap opera Search for Tomorrow Mary Stewart (swimmer) (born 1945), Canadian swimmer Mary Downie Stewart (1876–1957), New Zealand political hostess and welfare worker
The king and his spouse Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (painted around 1558). (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) With the marriage of Francis II and Mary Stuart, the future of Scotland was linked to that of France. A secret clause signed by the queen provided that Scotland would become part of France if the royal couple did not have children. [60]
Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute, 1st Baroness Mount Stuart (née Wortley Montagu; 19 January 1718 – 6 November 1794) was the wife of British nobleman John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, who served as Prime Minister from 1762 to 1763.