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Widowhood of Mary of Guise

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

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1542Date range
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Chronological records

1542

Mary of Guise14 December 1542

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.

Names involved

Mary of Guise

Provenance

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