Regency Begins
Mary of Guise replaces Arran as regent for Mary Queen of Scots
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1554 in Scotland
Explore 5 historical events and records for Scotland in 1554.
Historical records for Scotland in 1554
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Keeper of Edinburgh Castle
Appointed Keeper of Edinburgh Castle
Regency
Hamilton gives up the Regency on the condition that he would be next in line after Queen Mary, if she died childless, but the Scottish succession had been secretly promised to France. Arran surrenders the Regency to Mary of Guise, Mary Queen of Scots mother
Regency
Succeeds the Earl of Arran as Regent for her daughter, Mary Queen of Scots
Rule of Scotland
Hamilton gives up the Regency on the condition that he would be next in line after Queen Mary, if she died childless, but the Scottish succession had been secretly promised to France
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