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Name Mary "Queen of Scots" STEWART "Queen of Scotland" Birth 7 Dec 1542, Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, SCOTLAND Death 8 Feb 1587, Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND Age: 44 Burial Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, ENGLAND Occupation Royalty Cause of death Executed Father James "V" STEWART "King of Scotland" Mother Marie "Mary" de GUISE "Queen Consort Mary of Scotland" (1515-1560)
Spouses
1 Francois "II" "Roi de France" Father Henri "II" "Roi de France" Mother Catherine "of Florence"
Marriage 24 Apr 1558, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, Seine, FRANCE
2 Henry STUART "1st Duke of Albany" "King Consort of Scotland" Birth 7 Dec 1545, Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, ENGLAND Death 10 Feb 1567, Provost's House, Kirk o'the Field, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Age: 21 Burial Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Occupation Royalty Cause of death Explosion and Strangled Father Matthew STUART "4th Earl of Lennox" Mother "Lady" Margaret DOUGLAS (1515-1577)
Marriage 29 Jul 1565, Chapel, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
Children 'James I' Charles (1566-1625)
3 James HEPBURN "4th Earl Bothwell" Birth abt 1535 Death 14 Apr 1578, Dragsholm Castle, DENMARK Age: 43 Burial Faarevejle Church, Dragsholm, DENMARK Occupation Royalty Father Patrick HEPBURN "3rd Earl of Bothwell" Mother Agnes SINCLAIR
Marriage 15 May 1567, Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
Children UNNAMED (Twin) (~1568-~1568) UNNAMED (Twin) (~1568-~1568)
Notes for Mary "Queen of Scots" STEWART "Queen of Scotland"
[9th COUSIN-16 TIMES REMOVED]+ [A] [K] Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland was the daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie de Guise. She was born on 7 December 1542 at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. She married, firstly, François II, Roi de France, son of Henri II, Roi de France and Catherine of Florence, on 24 April 1558 at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. She married, secondly, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas, on 29 July 1565 at Chapel, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. She married, thirdly, James Hepburn, 4th Earl Bothwell, son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair, on 15 May 1567 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, in a forced marriage. She died on 8 February 1587 at age 44 at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, in a bungled execution. She was buried in 1612 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England. She was buried at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire. She succeeded to the title of Queen Mary I of Scotland on 14 December 1542. She was crowned Queen of Scotland on 9 September 1543 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. On 7 August 1548 she went to France, growing up as a Roman Catholic there in the King of France's household. Through her marriage, Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland gained the title of Queen Consort Mary of France on 6 July 1559. She was suffered from a possible case of porphyria. On 19 August 1561 she returned to Scotland to rule in person. On 23 April 1567 at Almond Bridge, Scotland, she was seized by the Earl of Bothwell, and held prisoner in Dunbar Castle. She abdicated as Queen of Scotland on 24 July 1567. In May 1568 she escaped to England, where she was heir to the thone. Fearing pro-Catholic plots to make Mary Queen of England, her cousin Elizabeth I imprisoned her and eventually had her executed. - [1] [1] - http://www.thepeerage.com/p10189.htm#i101889