Mary Stuart
Born on:
7. or 8. December 1542
Deceased on:
8. February 1587
Father:
King James V. of Scotland (1512-1542)
Mother:
Marie de Guise (1515-1560), daughter of Claude de Guise († 1550) and Antoinette of Bourbon
Spouses:
- King Francis II. of France (1544-1560); marriage on 24. April 1558; no children
- her cousin Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546-1567); marriage on 28. July 1565
- James Hepburn († 1578, he went insane), Count of Bothwell, marriage on 15. May 1567
Children:
from her marriage to Henry Stuart: her son James I., future King of Scotland and England, born on 19. June 1566, deceased on 27. March 1625
from her marriage to James Hepburn: one daughter or twins, about whom we have no information and hence who are said to have died shortly after birth
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Reading Suggestions:
- Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Women in the Renaissance – 30 Biographies. Norderstedt 2007 (Biography about Mary Stuart with 15 pictures, pp. 346-359)
- Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Mary Stuart (in German)
- Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Commentary on an artikel about a "newly" discovered portrait of Mary Stuart in TimesOnline (in German)