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Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart [2] or Mary I of Scotland, [3] was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland , Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne.
The Beaterio de Sta. Catlina's eye witness historian, Sor Maria Luisa Henson 1904-1995), expresses the sentiments of her sisters regarding this sad episode in their development: We, of the Beaterio de Sta. Catlina de Sena, were the first daughters of the province of the Most Holy Rosary, and worked side by side with the Dominican Fathers in the ...
Pierre de Bocosel de Chastelard (1540–1563), French poet, was born in Dauphiné; a scion of the house of Bayard, grandson of Chevalier de Bayard. His name is inseparably connected with Mary, Queen of Scots , for whom he conceived an insane passion.
A communion cup belonging to Mary Queen of Scots has "returned home". The cup, known as the Luck of Workington, had been donated by the royal to the Curwen family of Workington in Cumbria in 1568 ...
When Queen Mary returned to Scotland, after her ceremonial entry at Edinburgh in September 1561, she went to Linlithgow Palace, while the four Marys, accompanied by the Queen's uncle, the Grand Prior of Malta, François de Lorraine (1534-1563), went to the house of Mary Seton's brother George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, Seton Palace, for dinner.
Mary Queen of Scots expert John Guy, who wrote the 2004 biography of Mary Queen of Scots, said this is the most significant find about Mary for a century. He said: “This discovery is a literary ...
[51] [52] Mary's uncle, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, had a role in the refurbishment and decoration of the royal palaces, Notre-Dame, and the Grand Salle for the wedding. He discussed the design of displays of heraldry with De Pierceville, including Mary's blazons and depictions of her crown for the Louvre and other locations in March 1558. [53]
Margaret Harington was third daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sidney, the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent.. In July 1559 Margaret Harington left England with her cousin Jane Dormer wife of Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria, travelling to Mechelen and to Amboise in France, [1] where Mary, Queen of Scots gave a jewel to Dormer, [2] and then ...