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Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland 1542–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1542

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Feb 1587

Death Location: Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Mary Guise

Spouse(s): Henry Darnley

Children(s): James England

In 1542, Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James Stewart V King Of Scotland And Mary Of Guise. Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland married Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, and had children including James Stuart Vi Of Scotland I Of England. Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland passed away in 1587 in Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James Stewart V King Of Scotland And Mary Of Guise.
  • Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland married Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, and had children including James Stuart Vi Of Scotland I Of England.
  • Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland passed away in 1587 in Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
JS
Mary Guise
1515–1560
Birth Location: Bar-le-Duc
MG

Spouses(s)

Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
HD

Children(s)

James England
1566–1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
JE

Mary Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Mary Scotland
1542–1587
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart V, King of Scotland
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Mary (of) Guise
1515–1560
Bar-le-Duc
Grandparents
James (IV Stewart of) Scotland
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Palace of Westminster, London, England
Claude (De Guise Lorraine\ Duke) D'Aumale
1502–1550
Custines, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Antonette (de) Bourbon
1500–1583
Ham, Somme, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1451–1488
Queen Margarete
1450–1486
Henry Tudor
1455–1509
Elizabeth Plantagnet
1466–1503
René II
1451–1508
Philippine Gueldre
1467–1547
Francois Vendome
1470–1495
Maria Soissons
1472–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland)
1430–1460
Mary Guelr
1430–1463
Heinrich of
1426–1481
Catherine Guelders
1417–1479
Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Lady Beaufortof
1443–1509
Edward England
1442–1483

Mary Scotland's Descendants

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Mary (Stewart Queen of) Scotland (07 Dec 1542–8 Feb 1587) m. Henry (Stuart Lord) Darnley (07 Dec 1545–10 Feb 1567)
  1. 1. James (Stuart VI of Scotland I of) England 1566–1625 m. Catherine Fyer 1567–1615 m. Anne Oldenburg 1574–1619
    1. 1. William Stewart 1590–1640 m. Elizabeth Anderson 1590–1645
      1. 1. James (Dugald) Stewart 1605–1650 m. Jeane Fischer 1620–1650
        1. 1. Hugh Stewart 1650–1716 m. Lillias Fleeming 1633– m. Watestill (Hope Dennis) Denne 1652–1716
      2. 2. Barbara Stewart 1624–1655
    2. 2. Margaret Stewart 1615–
    3. 3. Charles (Stuart I, King of) England 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria de) France 1609–1669
      1. 1. Joanna (Taylor) Brydges 1619–1670
      2. 2. Charles (Stuart II, King of England and) Ireland 1630–1685 m. Lucy Walter 1630–1658 m. Elizabeth (Killigrew Viscountess) Shannon 1622–1680
        1. 1. James (Crofts Scott Duke of) Monmouth 1649–1685 m. Lady (Anna Scott 1st Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth, 4th Countess of Buccleuch, 5th Baroness Scott of Buccleuch, 5th Baroness Scott) of 1651–1732
        2. 2. Charlotte (Jemima Henrietta Maria Fitzcharles Countess of) Yarmouth 1650–1684
        3. 3. Catherine (Fitzcharles, Benedictine Nun at Dunkirk Abbey, France as Sister) Ophelia 1658–
      3. 3. Mary (Stuart Princess Royal of) England 1631–1660
      4. 4. James (Stuart II and VII, King of England, Scotland, and) Ireland 1633–1701 m. Mary (of) Modena 1658–1718
        1. 1. James (Francis Edward) Stuart 1688–1766 m. Maria (Klementyna) Sobieska 1702–1735
        2. 2. Louisa (Maria Theresa) Stuart 1692–1712
      5. 5. Charles (James Stuart Duke of) Cornwall 1629–1629
      6. 6. Henrietta (Duchess of) Orleans 1644–1670
      7. 7. Elizabeth (of England Stuart Princess of) England 1635–1650
      8. 8. Henry (Duke of) Gloucester 1639–1660
      9. 9. Anne (Stuart Princes of) England 1637–1640
      10. 10. Catherine (Stuart Princess of) England 1639–1639
    4. 4. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
    5. 5. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (Wittelsbach V, King of) Bohemia 1596–1632
      1. 1. Sophia Wittelsbach 1630–1714
      2. 2. Rupert (of) Bohemia 1619–1682
        1. 1. Ruprecht (Dudley) Bard 1665–1686
        2. 2. Ruperta (van) Cumberland 1671–1740
      3. 3. Edward 1625–1663
    6. 6. Henry (Frederick Stuart Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester, Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the) Isl 1594–1612 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Raleigh 1589–1661
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Tudor) Stuart 1612–1650 m. Peter Opp 1613–1632
        1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Opp 1625–1669

Mary Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1542
07 Dec 1542
Birth of Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1587
8 Feb 1587
Age 45
Death of Mary Stewart Queen of Scotland in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Marriages
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1587
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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