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Mary de Guise

Mary de Guise

Female 1515 - 1560  (44 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary de GuiseMary de Guise was born on 22 Nov 1515 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died on 11 Jun 1560.

    Notes:

    Queen consort (1538-42) of James V of Scotland and regent of Scotland (1554-60); also known as Mary of Lorraine. The widowed daughter of the French soldier Claude de Lorraine, 1st duc de Guise (1496-1550). Mary married King James in 1538. After his death in 1542, she engaged in a power struggle with James Hamilton, 3rd earl of Arran (c.1517-75), who had been appointed regent for his infant daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1548 she arranged her daughter's betrothal to the French Dauphin. Mary secured Arran's resignation and succeeded him as regent in 1554. When she began persecuting the Scottish Protestants in 1559, they rebelled against her. Both France and England intervened in the struggle, which ended with Mary's death.

    Mary married James V King Stewart, King of Scots in 1538. James (son of James Stewart, King of Scots IV and Margaret Tudor) was born on 10 Apr 1512 in Linlithgow Palace, Scotland; died on 14 Dec 1542 in Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Queen of Scots Mary Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 8 Feb 1587 in Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Queen of Scots Mary StuartQueen of Scots Mary Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 8 Dec 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 8 Feb 1587 in Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, England.

    Notes:

    Mary became a prisoner of Queen Elizabeth I and in the ensuing intrigues to rescue her and place her on the throne of Elizabeth, the most famous was that of Mary's page, Anthony Babington, who plotted to assassinate Elizabeth. The conspiracy was discovered, and Mary was brought to trial in October 1586. She was sentenced to death on October 25, but not until Feb. 1, 1587 did Elizabeth sign the warrant of execution. She was beheaded a week later.

    Mary married Lord Darnley Henry Stuart on 29 Jul 1565 in Holyrood Palace. Henry (son of 4th Earl of Lennox Matthew Stuart and Margaret Douglas) was born on 7 Dec 1545 in Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England; died on 9/10 Feb 1567 in Edinburgh, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. King of England James I Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland; died on 27 Mar 1625 in Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  King of England James I StuartKing of England James I Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born on 19 Jun 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland; died on 27 Mar 1625 in Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.

    Notes:

    Acceded in Scotland: 24 July 1567; Crowned in Scotland: Stirling 29 July 1567. Acceded: 24 March 1603. Crowned: Westminster Abbey 25 July 1603. Married: (proxy) Kronborg 20 Aug 1589, (in person) Oslo 23 November 1589 and again Kronborg 21 Jan 1590. James convoked the Hampton Court Conference (1604) at which he authorized a new translation of the Bible, generally called the King James Version. a.k.a.: James VI of Scotland.

    James married of Denmark Anne on 23 Nov 1589 in Oslo, Norway. Anne was born on 14 Oct 1574 in Skanderborg Castle; died on 4 Mar 1619 in Hampton Court Palace; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Elizabeth Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1596 in Dunfermline; died on 13 Feb 1662 in Leicester House, London, England.
    2. 5. Charles I Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1600 in Dunfermline, Scotland; died on 30 Jan 1649 in Whitehall Palace, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Elizabeth StuartElizabeth Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born on 19 Aug 1596 in Dunfermline; died on 13 Feb 1662 in Leicester House, London, England.

    Elizabeth married of Palatinate, King of Czechia V Frederick on 14 Feb 1613 in Whitehall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Sophia Hanover  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1630; died in 1714.

  2. 5.  Charles I StuartCharles I Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born on 19 Nov 1600 in Dunfermline, Scotland; died on 30 Jan 1649 in Whitehall Palace, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, England.

    Charles married of France Henrietta Maria on 13 Jun 1625 in Canterbury, England. Henrietta was born on 26 Nov 1609 in Hotel du Louvre, Paris, France; died on 31 Aug 1669 in Colombe, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Charles II Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1630 in St. James Palace, London, England; died on 6 Feb 1685 in Whitehall Palace, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.
    2. 8. James II Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1633 in St. James Palace, London, England; died on 6 Sep 1701 in St. Germain-en-Laye, France; was buried in St. Germain-en-Laye, France.