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Mary of Guise Biography and Timeline

Follow Mary of Guise through 4 dated historical records for France.

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Mary of Guise, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

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1542–1543Years on this page

1542

8 December 1542

Birth of Mary Queen of Scots

Queen · Queen Consort of Scotland · Linlithgow · House / House of Stewart

Gives birth at Linlithgow Palace to Mary, the future Queen of Scots and heir to the Scottish crown.

Role range: 1538-1542

14 December 1542

Widowhood of Mary of Guise

Queen Dowager · Queen Dowager of Scotland · Falkland · House / House of Stewart

Becomes queen dowager when James V dies at Falkland, leaving their six-day-old daughter Mary as Queen of Scots.

Role range: 1542-1560

1543

Opposition to English Marriage

Queen Dowager · Queen Dowager of Scotland · Stirling · Government / Treaty of Greenwich

Opposes Henry VIII's plan to marry her daughter to Prince Edward.

Role range: 1543-1551 – 1542-1560

1543

Treaty of Greenwich Opposed

Queen Dowager · Queen Dowager of Scotland · Stirling · Government / Treaty of Greenwich

Supports the faction resisting English control of Scotland.

Role range: 1543-1551 – 1542-1560

Records, sources and methodology

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