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Mary Queen of Scotland 1542–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1542

Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 February 1587

Death Location: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northhamptonshire, England

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Mary Scotland

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In 1542, Mary Queen of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James V King Of Scotland And Mary De Guise Stuart Princess Of Lorraine Queen Consort Of Scotland. Mary Queen of Scotland passed away in 1587 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northhamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Mary Queen of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James V King Of Scotland And Mary De Guise Stuart Princess Of Lorraine Queen Consort Of Scotland.
  • Mary Queen of Scotland passed away in 1587 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northhamptonshire, England.

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Mary Scotland's Ancestors

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Mary Scotland
1542–1587
Birth Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James V King of Scotland
1512–1542
Edinburgh, Mdlthn, Scottland
Mary (de Guise Stuart, Princess of Lorraine, Queen consort of) Scotland
1515–1560
Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France
Grandparents
Claude (I de) LORRAINE
1496–1550
Castelo de Conde-sur-Moselle, Lisboa, Portugal
Antoinette (de Bourbon Vendome AKA Antoinette Duchesse de Guise de Bourbon-Vendome Capet OR Antoinette de Bourbon-Vendôme AND Antoinette Capet DE Bourbon-Vendome (Antoinette de) Bourbon)
1493–1583
Ham, Somme, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1542
7 December 1542
Birth of Mary Queen of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1587
8 February 1587
Age 45
Death of Mary Queen of Scotland in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northhamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northhamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1542
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Scotland, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1587
    Event Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northhamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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