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Mary Stuart 1542 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1542

Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Feb 1587

Death Location: Executed at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Marie (Stewart\Stuart)

Spouse(s): François Valois-Angouleme, Henry Darnley, James Bothwell

Children(s): James Ireland"

In 1542, Mary Stuart Queen of Scots entered the world in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland, born to James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland and Marie of Guise de Lorraine (Stewart\Stuart). Mary Stuart Queen of Scots married François Valois-Angouleme, Henry Stewart\Stuart Lord Darnley, James Hepburn Fourth Earl of Bothwell, and had children including James Charles Stuart "King James VI of Scotland and I of England, Scotland, France and Ireland". Mary Stuart Queen of Scots passed away in 1587 in Executed at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Mary Stuart Queen of Scots entered the world in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland, born to James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland and Marie of Guise de Lorraine (Stewart\Stuart).
  • Mary Stuart Queen of Scots married François Valois-Angouleme, Henry Stewart\Stuart Lord Darnley, James Hepburn Fourth Earl of Bothwell, and had children including James Charles Stuart "King James VI of Scotland and I of England, Scotland, France and Ireland".
  • Mary Stuart Queen of Scots passed away in 1587 in Executed at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Stuart's Ancestors

Self
Mary Stuart
1542 – 1587
Birth Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland
1512 – 1542
Linlithgow Castle, Scotland
Marie (of Guise de Lorraine) (Stewart\Stuart)
1515 – 1560
Bar-De-Luc, Lorraine, France
Grandparents
James (Stewart IV King of) Scotland
1473 – 1513
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret (Tudor (Stewart) (Douglas)) (H.Stewart)
1489 – 1541
Westminster Palace, London, England
Claude (de) Lorraine
1496 – 1550
Custines, Lorraine, France
Antoinette (de Bourbon-Vendome (de) Lorraine)
1493 – 1583
Ham, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1451 – 1488
Margarethe Scotland
1456 – 1486
Henry England
1457 – 1509
Elizabeth England
1466 – 1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1430 – 1460
Marie Scotland
1433 – 1463
Edward England
1442 – 1483
Elizabeth England
1437 – 1492

Mary Stuart's Descendants

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Mary Stuart (8 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587) m. François Valois-Angouleme (9 Jan 1544 – 5 Dec 1560) m. Henry (Stewart\Stuart Lord) Darnley (7 Dec 1545 – 10 Feb 1567) m. James (Hepburn Fourth Earl of) Bothwell (Abt. 1536 – 14 Apr 1578)
  1. 1. James (Charles Stuart "King James VI of Scotland and I of England, Scotland, France and) Ireland" (19 Jun 1566 – 27 Mar 1625) m. Anne (Oldenburg (Stuart) , Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of) England (14 Oct 1574 – 4 Mar 1619)
    1. 1. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Earl of Chester\Carrick, Baron of) Renfrew (19 Feb 1594 – 6 Nov 1612)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann Stuart, Queen of Bohemia aka The Winter) Queen (19 Aug 1596 – 13 Feb 1662)
    3. 3. Margaret (Stuart, Princess of) Scotland (24 Dec 1598 – Mar 1600)
    4. 4. Charles (Stuart I King of England, King of Scotland, Lord of) Ireland (19 Nov 1600 – 30 Jan 1649) m. Henriette-Marie (de) Bourbon (25 Nov 1609 – 10 Sep 1669)
      1. 1. Charles (James, Prince of) Wales (13 May 1629 – 13 May 1629)
      2. 2. Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 Feb 1685)
      3. 3. Mary (Henrietta Stuart von) Nassau-Dillenburg (4 Nov 1631 – 24 Dec 1660) m. Willem (Hendrik) II (27 May 1626 – 6 Nov 1650)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Stuart (28 Dec 1635 – 8 Sep 1650)
      5. 5. Anne Stuart (17 Mar 1637 – 8 Dec 1640)
      6. 6. Catherine Stuart (29 Jun 1639 – 29 Jun 1639)
      7. 7. Henry Stuart (8 Jul 1640 – 18 Sep 1660)
    5. 5. Robert (Bruce Stuart, Prince of) Scotland (18 Jan/Feb 1601 – 27 May 1602)
    6. 6. Mary (Filia Jacobi Stuart Princess of) Scotland (8 Apr 1605 – 16 Sep 1607)
    7. 7. Sophia (Stuart Princess of) Scotland (22 Jun 1606 – 23 Jun 1606)

Mary Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1542
8 Dec 1542
Birth of Mary Stuart Queen of Scots in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
1587
8 Feb 1587
Age 45
Death of Mary Stuart Queen of Scots in Executed at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Executed at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1587
    Event Place: Executed at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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