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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.
The two were accepted as monarchs of Scotland after a period of deliberation by the Scottish Parliament and ruled together as William II and Mary II. An attempt to establish a Scottish colonial empire through the Darien Scheme , in rivalry to that of England, failed, leaving the Scottish nobles who financed the venture for their profit bankrupt.
The Sui dynasty (, pinyin: Suí cháo) was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618. The re-unification of China proper under the Sui brought the Northern and Southern dynasties era to a close, ending a prolonged period of political division since the War of the Eight Princes .
The first monarch of the Stewart line was Robert II, whose male-line descendants were kings and queens in Scotland from 1371, and of England, Ireland and Great Britain from 1603, until 1714. Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542–1567), was brought up in France where she adopted the French spelling of the name Stuart.
William III and II Mary II: Augustus II: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: King of Poland: 24 September 1706 Stanisław Leszczyński: Higashiyama: Japan: Emperor of Japan: 27 July 1709 Nakamikado: Ulrica Eleanor Kingdom of Sweden: Queen of Sweden: 29 February 1720 Frederick: Philip V Kingdom of Spain: King of Spain: 14 January 1724 Louis I ...
Mary: Queen Scotland: 14 December 1542 24 July 1567 24 years, 222 days Jane: Queen (disputed) England: 10 July 1553 19 July 1553 9 days [119] Ireland: Mary I: Queen England: 24 July 1553 17 November 1558 5 years, 116 days Ireland: Elizabeth I: Queen England: 17 November 1558 24 March 1603 44 years, 127 days Ireland: Mary II: Queen England: 13 ...
The second largest class were known as Yellow Dragons and could carry 100 men each. Other smaller crafts also existed. [6] By the late fall of 588, the Sui dynasty had marshaled three fleets and five armies along the Changjiang, in total some 518,000 men. The Chen dynasty had perhaps 100,000 men.
Elizabeth's first policy toward Scotland was to oppose the French presence there. [104] She feared that the French planned to invade England and put her Catholic cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, on the throne. Mary was considered by many to be the heir to the English crown, being the granddaughter of Henry VIII's elder sister, Margaret. Mary ...