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Mary of Lorraine

French noblewoman · France · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1515 to 1560 · aged 44

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.

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As the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, she was a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked mid-16th-century Scotland, ruling the kingdom as queen regent on behalf of her daughter from 1554 until her death in 1560.

Country
France
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1515 to 1560 · aged 44