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Birth of Mary Queen of Scots

France · House / House of Stewart. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1542Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1542

Mary of Guise8 December 1542

Linlithgow · House / House of Stewart

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

Names involved

Mary of Guise

Provenance

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