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May 16, 2017 · Updated on May 16, 2017. Dates: November 22, 1515 - June 11, 1560. Known for: Queen consort of James V of Scotland; regent; mother of Mary Queen of Scots. Also Known as: Mary of Lorraine, Marie of Guise.
French-born queen of Scotland who fought to retain the throne for her daughter, Mary Stuart, against Scottish nobles and Protestant reformers . Name variations: Mary of Lorraine; Mary of Guise -Lorraine; Marie of Guise; (Fr.) Mary de Guise, duchess of Longueville. Pronunciation: Geez or Geese.
Mary of Guise, also called Mary of Lorraine, was Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. She was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine and one of the most powerful families in France.
May 14, 2024 · Mary Of Lorraine was the regent of Scotland for her daughter, Mary Stuart, during the early years of the Scottish Reformation. A Roman Catholic, she pursued pro-French policies that involved her in civil war with Scotland’s Protestant nobles.
c. 1525. Died: 1583. Role In: Reformation. Sir James Balfour (born c. 1525—died 1583) was a Scottish judge who, by frequently shifting his political allegiances, influenced the course of events in the early years of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
May 21, 2018 · Mary of Guise (1515–60), queen of James V of Scotland. The daughter of Claude, duke of Guise, and thus a member of one of France 's most militantly catholic families, Mary married James in June 1538.
Feb 21, 2022 · Mary of Guise is perhaps best known as the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots. But why did she come to Scotland? The story begins in a convent…
