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

42Records
1347–1772Date range
19Named people
7Places

Chronological records

1347

Robert II1347

House / House of Stewart

Given a Papal dispensation to marry Elizabeth

1361

Robert Stewart Albany, 1st1361

House / House of Stewart

Marries Mary Graham, Countess of Menteith, with whom he had several daughters and one son, Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany

1424

James I1424

House / House of Stewart

Marries Joan Beaufort, neice of Henry IV

1449

James II1449

House / House of Stewart

Marries Mary of Gueldres from Burgundy

1460

James III10 July 1460

House / House of Stewart

Marries Margaret, daughter of King Christian of Norway

1488

James IV1488

House / House of Stewart

Marries Margaret, daughter of Henry VII

1495

James IV1495

House / House of Stewart

Marries off Lady Catherine Gordon to Perkin Warbeck a pretender to the English throne

1498

James IV1498

House / House of Stewart

Negotiarions for the marriage between Princess Margaret & James IV of Scotland begin

1502

James IV24 January 1502

House / House of Stewart

The marriage Treaty between James IV & Margaret Tudor is signed

James IV25 January 1502

Richmond · House / House of Stewart

A proxy mariage for James IV & Margaret takes place, Bothwell stands in for his King

1503

James IV8 August 1503

House / House of Stewart

Marries Princess Margaret, Henry VIIs eldest daughter

1513

Maragaret1513

House / House of Stewart

Marries the 6th Earl of Angus

Margaret1513

House / House of Stewart

Marries the 6th Earl of Angus

1533

John Stewart Albany1533

House / House of Stewart

Negotiates the marriage of Henry, Duke of Orleans with Catherine de Medicis

1534

Mary of Guise1534

House / House of Stewart

Marries Louis dOrleans

1537

James V1 January 1537

House / House of Stewart

Marries Francis Is daughter Madeleine

Madeleine1 January 1537

House / House of Stewart

Marries James V

James V1537

House / House of Stewart

Francis I sends Mary of Guise to marry James V, she has a dowry of 150,000 livres

Mary of Guise1537

House / House of Stewart

Francis I sends Mary of Guise to marry James V, she has a dowry of 150,000 livres

1538

James V18 May 1538

Paris · House / House of Stewart

Marries Mary of Guise, daughter of the Duke of Guise & Antoinette of Bourbon

Mary of Guise18 May 1538

Paris · House / House of Stewart

Marries James V, in Notre Dame Cathedral

1543

James Douglas Morton, 4th1543

House / House of Stewart

Marries Elizabeth, daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton

1547

Mary of Scots1547

House / House of Stewart

Betrothed to the heir of the French throne, the dauphin Francis

1548

Mary of Scots7 July 1548

House / House of Stewart

Marriage contract between Mary & Dauphin Francis

Mary of Scots29 July 1548

House / House of Stewart

Mary sets sail for France

1557

Mary of Scots30 October 1557

House / House of Stewart

In a letter dated 30 October 1557, Henry of France requested that the Scottish Parliament send commissioners to prepare for the wedding of Queen Mary to the Dauphin of France'gnine commissioners are appointed to negotiate the wedding Treaty

1562

Mary of ScotsJanuary 1562

Crichton · House / House of Stewart

Lady Janet Hepburn, Bothwells sister, marries Queen Marys half-brother Lord John

James Stewart Moray, 1st1562

House / House of Stewart

Marries Anne, daughter of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal

1564

Henry Stewart Darnley13 February 1564

Edinburgh · House / House of Stewart

Arrives in Edinburgh after overcoming Elizabeth Is objections

Mary of Scots29 July 1564

Holyrood · House / House of Stewart

Marries Darnley in her private chapel. A dangerous marriage for Elizabeth I as Darnley is a grandson of Henry VII

Mary of Scots1564

Edinburgh · House / House of Stewart

Meets Lord Darnley for the 1st time

1566

Mary of Scots1566

House / House of Stewart

Agrees to divorce Darnley subject to Parliamentary approval

Mary of Scots1566

Craigmillar · House / House of Stewart

Makes it clear that she will not divorce Darnley because it makes James illegitimate

Mary of Scots1566

Stirling Castle · House / House of Stewart

Mary refuses the offer of marriage & joins her son, James, at Stirling Castle. 28 Lords & Prelates sign a document supporting Bothwells marriage to Mary

1567

Mary of Scots24 April 1567

House / House of Stewart

Escorted by Bothwell to Dunbar Castle believing there may be a rebellion in Edinburgh

Mary of Scots24 April 1567

Edinburgh · House / House of Stewart

Intercepted by Bothwell with 800 men on her return to Edinburgh

Mary of Scots7 May 1567

House / House of Stewart

Authorizes Bothwells divorce from Lady Jean Gordon & a week later marries him

Mary of Scots15 May 1567

Holyrood · House / House of Stewart

Marries the Earl of Bothwell at the Great Hall of Holyrood

Mary of Scots1567

House / House of Stewart

Raped by Bothwell in Dunbar Castle so she is forced to marry him

1574

Charles Stewart Lennox, 1st1574

House / House of Stewart

The Countess of Lennox Arouses Elizabeth's anger by the marriage of her son, Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, with Elizabeth Cavendish, stepdaughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury

1589

James VI20 August 1589

House / House of Stewart

Marries Anne of Denmark

1772

Charles Edward Stewart1772

House / House of Stewart

Marries Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern

Names involved

Charles Edward StewartCharles Stewart Lennox, 1stHenry Stewart DarnleyJames Douglas Morton, 4thJames IJames IIJames IIIJames IVJames Stewart Moray, 1stJames VJames VIJohn Stewart AlbanyMadeleineMaragaretMargaretMary of GuiseMary of ScotsRobert IIRobert Stewart Albany, 1st

Provenance

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