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Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart 1542 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1542

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

Death Date: 08 Feb 1587

Death Location: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

Father: King Stewart

Mother: Marie Guise

Spouse(s): Lord Stuart

Children(s): King Stuart

The story of Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart began in 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scot. Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart married Lord Darnley Henry Stuart, and had children including King Of Great Britain James I Charles Stuart. Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart passed away in 1587 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart began in 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scot.
  • Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart married Lord Darnley Henry Stuart, and had children including King Of Great Britain James I Charles Stuart.
  • Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart passed away in 1587 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England.

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Queen Stewart's Ancestors

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Queen Stewart
1542 – 1587
Birth Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scot
Parents
King of Scotland James V Stewart
1512 – 1542
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Marie (de) Guise
1515 – 1560
Bar-le-Duc, France
Grandparents
King (Of Scotland James IV) Stewart
1473 – 1513
Margaret Tudor
1489 – 1541
Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England
Duc (De Guise Claude De) Lorraine
Antoinette (De) Bourbon.
Great-Grandparents
King Tudor
1457 – 1509
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466 – 1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Plantagenet
Elizabeth Wydevill

Queen Stewart's Descendants

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Queen (Of Scotland Mary) Stewart (07 Dec 1542 – 08 Feb 1587) m. Lord (Darnley Henry) Stuart (07 Dec 1545 – 10 Feb 1567)
  1. 1. King (Of Great Britain James I Charles) Stuart (19 Jun 1566 – 27 Mar 1625) m. Princess (Of Denmark Anne) Oldenburg (14 Oct 1574 – 04 Mar 1619)
    1. 1. King (of Great Britain Charles I) Stuart (19 Nov 1600 – 30 Jan 1649) m. Henrietta (Maria de) Bourbon (26 Nov 1609 – 21 Aug 1669)
      1. 1. King (Of Great Britain Charles II) Stuart (29 May 1630 – 06 Feb 1685) m. Duchess (Of Cleveland Barbara) Villiers (1641 – 09 Oct 1709)
        1. 1. Charlotte Fitzroy (05 Sep 1664 – 17 Feb 1718) m. 1St (Earl Of Lichfield Edward Henry) Lee (04 Feb 1663 – 14 Jul 1716)

Queen Stewart's Timeline

3 Records

1542
07 Dec 1542
Birth of Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scot
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scot
1587
08 Feb 1587
Age 45
Death of Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
1612
1612
Age 70
Burial of Queen Of Scotland Mary Stewart in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scot

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1587
    Event Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

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