Mary of Guise
| Mary of Guise | |
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Mary of Guise, c. 1647, by Corneille de Lyon
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| Queen consort of Scotland | |
| Tenure | 18 May 1538 – 14 December 1542 |
| Coronation | 22 February 1540 |
| Born |
22 November 1515 Bar-le-Duc, Duchy of Lorraine |
| Died | 11 June 1560 (aged 44) (dropsy) Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Kingdom of Scotland |
| Burial | Saint Pierre de Reims, Kingdom of France |
| Spouse |
Louis II, Duke of Longueville m. 1534; wid. 1537 James V of Scotland m.1538; wid. 1542 |
| Issue |
Francis III, Duke of Longueville Louis of Longueville James, Duke of Rothesay Robert, Duke of Albany Mary, Queen of Scots |
| House | Guise |
| Father | Claude, Duke of Guise |
| Mother | Antoinette de Bourbon |
Mary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560) was Queen of Scots from 1538 to 1542 as the second wife of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as Regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560. A native of Lorraine, she was a member of the powerful House of Guise, which played a prominent role in 16th-century French politics. Her main goal was a close alliance between the powerful French Catholic nation and small Scotland, which she wanted to be Catholic and independent of England. She failed, and at her death the Protestants took control of Scotland, with her own grandson achieving the Union of the Crowns a few decades later.
Mary was born at Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, the eldest daughter of Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Guise, head of the House of Guise, and his wife Antoinette de Bourbon, herself the daughter of Francis, Count of Vendome, and Marie de Luxembourg. Among her 11 siblings were Francis, Duke of Guise; Claude, Duke of Aumale; Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine; and Louis I, Cardinal of Guise. Mary was tall and her mother mentioned in a letter that she suffered from bad colds. However, there is a story of Mary of Guise being born in a commoner's home while en route to her "supposed" birthplace. Her name has also been stylized as Mary of Guise, Marie de Guise, and Mary di Guise.
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