8 December 1542Birth of Mary Queen of ScotsMary of Guise
Gives birth at Linlithgow Palace to Mary, the future Queen of Scots and heir to the Scottish crown.
Historical records for France in 1542, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Gives birth at Linlithgow Palace to Mary, the future Queen of Scots and heir to the Scottish crown.
Becomes queen dowager when James V dies at Falkland, leaving their six-day-old daughter Mary as Queen of Scots.
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