Mary "Queen of Scots" Stuart Queen of Scotland [15721] ²⁴

  General Notes:

Deposed 1567, executed 1587 - Burke says 1586.
Her rules was opposed by a confederation of Scottish nobles, headed by her
bastard brother, the Regent Moray, and to these she was forced to surrender
at Carberry Hill 15 Jun 1567. The Queen was compelled to sign a formal
resignation of the crown to her son James. She escaped and fought the battle
of Langside 13 May 1568. She fled to England but was captured and executed
after 19 years in prison.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• Acceded, 9 Sep 1543, Stirling Castle.

• Deposed, 1567.

Mary married Francis II of France de Valois King of France [15720] [MRIN: 7534], son of Henry II of France de Valois King of France [15718] and Catherine of Florence de Medici [15719], on 24 Apr 1558 in Notre Dame, Paris, France. (Francis II of France de Valois King of France [15720] was born on 16 Jan 1544 in Château Fontainebleau-sur-Loire, France, died on 5 Dec 1560 in Orléans, France and was buried in St. Denis Cathedral, France.)

Mary next married Henry Stuart Lord Darnley [16590] [MRIN: 7900], son of Matthew Stuart 4th Earl Lennox [16591] and Lady Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox [16594], on 29 Jul 1565 in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Henry Stuart Lord Darnley [16590] was born on 7 Dec 1545 in Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, died on 10 Feb 1567 in Provost's House, Kirk o'the Field, Edin and was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.). The cause of his death was Murdered by an explosion of Gunpowder.

Mary next married James Hepburn 4th Earl Bothwell [16602] [MRIN: 7903], son of Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl of Bothwell [29411] and Agnes Sinclair [29412], on 15 May 1567 in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland. (James Hepburn 4th Earl Bothwell [16602] was born about 1536, died on 14 Apr 1578 in Gragsholm Castle, Denmark and was buried in Faarevejle Church, Dragsholm, Denmark.)