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Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart 1542 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Dec 1542

Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, United Kingdom

Death Date: 08 Feb 1587

Death Location: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, United Kingdom

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Joan Beautfort

Spouse(s): Francis France, Henry Stuart, James Hepburn

Children(s): James Stuart

The story of Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart began in 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, United Kingdom. Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart married Francis King of France, Henry Lord of Darnley Stuart, James 4th EArl of Bothwell Hepburn, and had children including James - I King England Scotland & Ireland Stuart. Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart passed away in 1587 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart began in 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, United Kingdom.
  • Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart married Francis King of France, Henry Lord of Darnley Stuart, James 4th EArl of Bothwell Hepburn, and had children including James - I King England Scotland & Ireland Stuart.
  • Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart passed away in 1587 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bruce
Birth Location: –
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Joan Beautfort
Birth Location: –
JB

Spouses(s)

Francis France
1544 – 1560
Birth Location: Château de Fontainebleau, France
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Henry Stuart
1545 – 1567
Birth Location: –
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James Hepburn
1535 – 1578
Birth Location: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Stuart
1566 – 1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
JS

Mary Stewart's Ancestors

Self
Mary Stewart
1542 – 1587
Birth Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, United Kingdom
Parents
James King Of Scotland Bruce
Joan Beautfort
Grandparents
Robert Bruce
Anabella Drunmond
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Stewart's Descendants

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Mary (Queen France & Scotland Stuart) Stewart (08 Dec 1542 – 08 Feb 1587) m. Francis (King of) France (19 Jan 1544 – 05 Dec 1560) m. Henry (Lord of Darnley) Stuart (07 Dec 1545 – 10 Feb 1567) m. James (4th EArl of Bothwell) Hepburn (1535 – 14 Apr 1578)
  1. 1. James (- I King England Scotland & Ireland) Stuart (19 Jun 1566 – 27 Mar 1625) m. Anne (of) Denmark (14 Oct 1574 – 04 Mar 1619)
    1. 1. Henry (Frederick) Stuart (19 Feb 1594 – 06 Nov 1612)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stuart (19 Aug 1596 – 13 Feb 1662) m. John ("Earl of Carlisle") Hay (1575 – Mar 1636)
      1. 1. Sophia (of Hanover) Hay (1630 – 1714)
        1. 1. George (of Great) Britain (1660 – 1727)
      2. 2. Janet Hay (1610 – abt 1700)
    3. 3. Margaret Stuart (24 Dec 1598 – Mar 1662)
      1. 1. Sophia (of) Hanover (1630 – 1714)
        1. 1. George (of Great Britian) Ludwig (1660 – 1727)
    4. 4. Charles (I Charles Ier King of England (1625\ The Martyr Károly King of England Knight of the Garter Duke of York King Charles the 1st of England) Scotl (19 Nov 1600 – 30 Jan 1649) m. Henrietta (Maria) deBourbon (26 Nov 1609 – 31 Aug 1669)
      1. 1. Charles (James Duke of Cornwall) Stuart (13 Mar 1629 – 13 Mar 1629)
      2. 2. Charles (James Duke of) Cornwall (13 March 1629 – 13 March 1629)
      3. 3. Charles (II "King of England") Stuart** (29 May 1630 – 06 Feb 1685) m. Barbara Villiers m. Catherine (of) Braganza (25 Nov 1638 – 31 Dec 1706)
        1. 1. Henry (Duke of Grafton) Stuart (1663 – 1690)
      4. 4. Mary (Princess Royal) Stuart (04 Nov 1631 – 24 Dec 1660)
      5. 5. James (King of England) Stuart (14 Oct 1633 – 16 Sep 1701) m. Mary (of) Modena (5 October 1658 – 8 May 1718) m. Anne Hyde (12 March 1637 – 31 March 1671)
        1. 1. James (Francis Edward) Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766)
        2. 2. Louisa (Maria Theresa) Stuart (18 June 1692 – 8 April 1712)
        3. 3. Maria (II) Stuart (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694)
        4. 4. Anne Stuart (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Stuart (29 Dec 1635 – 08 Sep 1650)
      7. 7. Ann Stuart (17 Mar 1637 – 08 Dec 1640)
      8. 8. Henry (Duke of Gloucester) Stuart (8 Juy 1639 – 18 Sep 1660)
      9. 9. Catherine (Princess of England) Stuart (29 Jan 1639 – 29 Jan 1639)
      10. 10. Henrietta (Anne) Stuart (16 Jun 1644 – 30 June 1670)
    5. 5. Robert (Bruce) Stuart (18 Jan 1602 – 27 May 1602)
    6. 6. Mary Stuart (08 Apr 1605 – 16 Sep 1607)
    7. 7. Princess Sophia (22 Jun 1606 – 23 Jun 1606)
    8. 8. Sophia Stuart (22 Jun 1606 – 23 Jun 1606)

Mary Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1542
08 Dec 1542
Birth of Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, United Kingdom
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, United Kingdom
1587
08 Feb 1587
Age 45
Death of Mary Queen France & Scotland Stuart Stewart in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, United Kingdom
Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: May 1544
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1548

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1558
    Event Place: France

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1587
    Event Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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