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Mary of Guise ( French: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), 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.
Apr 22, 2021 · Mary of Guise (aka Marie de Lorraine, 1515-1560) was a French noblewoman who became the second wife of James V of Scotland (r. 1513-1542). With the premature death of her husband, her daughter Mary...
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When the castle surrendered to the French in June 1547, Balfour was made a galley slave, but he won his freedom by renouncing Protestantism two years later. He then supported the Roman Catholic regent, Mary of Guise, mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, in her struggle against the Protestant nobles.
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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.
Jan 1, 2021 · Mary of Lorraine, born 1515 in the duchy of Bar, at that time only partly French territory, was an exceptional Renaissance woman. Her life was full of war, struggle and death, deeply shaken by profound changes in society and religion.
Mary of Guise, widowed a second time at age 27, was now dowager queen of Scotland. With her week-old daughter as queen, Mary of Guise was thrust to the center of a political and religious struggle to control the regency of her child. Soon two men were vying openly to be named regent.
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.
