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Francis II (French: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King of Scotland as the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots , from 1558 until his death in 1560.
Apr 2, 2014 · 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...
Francis II (born January 19, 1544, Fontainebleau, France—died December 5, 1560, Orléans) was the king of France from 1559, who was dominated throughout his reign by the powerful Guise family. The eldest son of Henry II and Catherine de Médici, Francis was married in April 1558 to Mary Stuart, queen of Scots and niece of François, duc de ...
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Francis II of France and Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587) married Francis, Dauphin of France (1544–1560), at Notre-Dame de Paris on 24 April 1558. The festivities included pageants, some designed by Bartolomeo Campi.
Jun 5, 2020 · Mary, Queen of Scots marries Prince Francis, the future King Francis II France. 1559 - 1560 Mary, Queen of Scots reigns as Queen Consort to Francis II of France.
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Nov 20, 2023 · Aged five Mary Queen of Scots was sent to France by her mother Marie of Guise because she was contracted to marry Francis (Francois), the eldest son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici. Mary's great-uncle Henry VIII of England wanted to trap her in a marriage with his Protestant heir, Edward, the future Edward VI.
When Henry II died on 10 July 1559, from injuries sustained in a joust, fifteen-year-old Francis and sixteen-year-old Mary became king and queen of France. Two of the Queen's uncles, the Duke of Guise and the Cardinal of Lorraine , were now dominant in French politics, [55] enjoying an ascendancy called by some historians la tyrannie Guisienne .