Historical place archive

Paris in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Paris in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

19 records16 event labels6 people1534โ€“1720

Historical events in Paris

1534

4 August 1534
First Marriage
Mary of Guise ยท House of Guise

Mary of Guise marries Louis d Orleans Duke of Longueville

1536

1536
International Agreement at Paris
James V ยท Government of Scotland

Visits France where Francis I offers Marie de Vendome as a bride. Attends a marriage service of the daughter of Vendome but finds her too unattractive. Asks to marry Francis Is daughter Madeleine, the French King agrees

1538

18 May 1538
Marriage
James V ยท House of Stewart

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

18 May 1538
Marriage
Mary of Guise ยท House of Stewart

Marries James V, in Notre Dame Cathedral

1558

24 April 1558
French Marriage
Mary of Scots ยท House of Stewart

Mary marries Francis and later becomes Queen Consort of France

24 April 1558
Marriage to Francis
Mary of Scots ยท House of Stewart

Mary Queen of Scots marries the French dauphin Francis

1559

10 July 1559
French Queen Consort
Mary of Scots ยท House of Stewart

Mary of Scots becomes Queen Consort of France and links Scotland to Guise influence

10 July 1559
Queen Consort of France
Mary of Scots ยท House of Stewart

Mary of Scots becomes queen consort of France after Francis II succeeds

1560

1560
Meeting with Mary Queen of Scots
James Hepburn ยท Government of Scotland

Meets Mary Queen of Scots

1561

August 1561
English Safe Conduct Refused
Mary of Scots ยท House of Stewart

Elizabeth refuses safe conduct after Mary declines to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh

August 1561
Treaty of Edinburgh
Mary of Scots ยท House of Stewart

Refused passage through England because she will not ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh

1701

1701
Death of James Francis Edward Stewart
James Francis Edward Stewart ยท House of Stewart

Death of James II

1701
Succession
James Francis Edward Stewart ยท House of Stewart

Mary II or Queen Anne as legitimate sovereigns. Louis XIV recognises James France's Edward as James III of England and VIII of Scotland

1701
Succession
James Francis Edward Stewart ยท House of Stewart

On his fathers death in 1701 James declared himself King as King James III of England and VIII of Scotland and was recognised as such by France Spain the Papal States and Modena these states refuse to recognise William III

1717

29 May 1717
Reform of Currency
John Law ยท Government of Scotland

An edict orders a recoinage registered in the cour des monnaies

1720

5 January 1720
Controller General
John Law ยท Government of Scotland

Appointed Controller General of Finance

21 May 1720
Reform of Currency
John Law ยท Government of Scotland

Bank-notes & company shares are devalued

27 May 1720
Dismissal
John Law ยท Government of Scotland

Dismissed as the Controller General of Finance

27 May 1720
Reform of Government
John Law ยท Government of Scotland

The edict of 21st May is repealed

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Scotland and Paris. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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