Mary Queen of Scots

Davydian Timur 14-P

Early Years
Mary Stuart was born on December
8, 1542, in Linlithgow Palace, West
Lothian, Scotland. Mary’s father
died when she was only six days
old, making her queen of Scotland.

Mary was the daughter of King

James V of Scotland and his second
wife, Mary of Guise. Mary’s great-
grandfather was Henry VII, making
Henry VIII her great uncle.
Elizabeth I was Mary's cousin.
Spouses

Mary was married three times, with the

last union eventually leading to her
downfall.

Francis II, King of France

In 1558, Mary married Francis, the

eldest son of French King Henry II and
Catherine de Medicis. In 1559, Mary's
husband was crowned Francis II,
making Mary both the queen of
Scotland and France's queen consort.
Unfortunately, Francis died from an
ear infection the year after he
ascended to the throne, leaving Mary
a widow at age 18.
Reign

Mary was the Queen of Scotland from her father’s death in December
1542 until she was forced to abdicate the throne to her infant son
James in July 1567.

Following her first husband Francis’s death, Mary returned to

Scotland from France in 1561. By that time, John Knox's influence
had changed Scotland's official religion from Catholicism to
Protestantism.

As a Roman Catholic raised in France, Mary found herself an

outsider. However, with help from her illegitimate half-brother, James,
Earl of Moray, Mary managed to rule while creating an atmosphere of
Death
After Elizabeth signed her cousin's death
warrant for treason, Mary was executed in
Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, on
February 8, 1587. She was 44 years old.

Elizabeth had Mary buried in Peterborough

Cathedral. After Mary's son became King James
I of England, he moved his mother's body to
Westminster Abbey in 1612.