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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.
Ten or eight women from Mary's household followed, wearing hoods with black taffeta at the front and white veils at the back in the French fashion. [32] Dominique Bourgoing and most of the Scottish mourners from Mary's household left the cathedral before the service started, not wishing to attend a Protestant service.
Mary Stuart was crowned queen of Scotland just six days after her birth in 1542 following the unexpected death of her father, James V, according to researchers.
Friedrich Schiller's novel Wallenstein and Mary Stuart and play Maria Stuart (1800) feature fictional meetings between Queens Mary and Elizabeth, added for dramatic effect. The Abbot (1820) by Sir Walter Scott (1820) covers the period of Mary's confinement in Loch Leven castle. Mary Stuart (1839-1840) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père.
Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1971 historical drama film based on the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, written by John Hale and directed by Charles Jarrott. The cast was led by Vanessa Redgrave as the title character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I .
Mary's father, James V, died in December 1542 six days after Mary's birth. James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, was appointed Regent of Scotland to rule on her behalf. Mary and her mother remained at Linlithgow Palace. Arran's rule and his policies, especially his pursuit of an English alliance, were challenged by Cardinal Beaton. It was planned ...
Mary of Guise (1515–1560), wife of James V of Scotland, mother of Mary, Queen of Scots; Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), queen regnant of Scotland, wife of Francis II of France and mother of James I of England; Mary Stuart (1605–1607), daughter of James I of England; Mary Stewart, Duchess of Richmond (1622–1685), British aristocrat
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, 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.