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Birth of Mary Stuart

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

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1542Date range
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Chronological records

1542

Mary Stuart Mary, Queen of Scots8 December 1542

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.

Names involved

Mary Stuart Mary, Queen of Scots

Provenance

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