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1542 in France

Explore 2 historical events and records for France in 1542.

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Historical records for France in 1542

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December

8 December 1542

Birth of Mary Queen of Scots

of Guise, Mary · Linlithgow · Queen Consort of Scotland · House / House of Stewart

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

14 December 1542

Widowhood of Mary of Guise

of Guise, Mary · Falkland · Queen Dowager of Scotland · House / House of Stewart

Becomes queen dowager when James V dies at Falkland, leaving their six-day-old daughter Mary as Queen of Scots.

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