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Mary Stuart Biography and Timeline

Follow Mary Stuart through 3 dated historical records for Scotland.

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Mary Stuart, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1542–1689Years on this page

1542

8 December 1542

Birth of Mary Stuart

Queen · Queen of Scots · Linlithgow Palace · House / House of Tudor

Mary Stuart is born at Linlithgow Palace and becomes Queen of Scots within days, later emerging as a major claimant to the English succession.

1548

7 August 1548

Departure for France

Queen · Queen of Scots · Dumbarton · House / House of Tudor

Mary sails from Scotland to France after the English victories and occupation, frustrating the Tudor plan to force her marriage to Edward VI.

Role range: 1542-1587 – 1542-1567

1689

11 May 1689

Scottish Crown Offer

Queen · Queen of Scots · Edinburgh · House / House of Stuart

Accepts the separate Scottish crown with William III

Role range: 1689-1694

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.