12 April 1554Regency BeginsMary of Guise
Mary of Guise replaces Arran as regent for Mary Queen of Scots
Historical records for Scotland in 1554, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Mary of Guise replaces Arran as regent for Mary Queen of Scots
Appointed Keeper of Edinburgh Castle
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
Succeeds the Earl of Arran as Regent for her daughter, Mary Queen of Scots
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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