Mary, Queen of Scots
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(December 8, 1542 - February 8, 1587; France, Scotland)
A potential claimant to the British throne and briefly Queen of France, Mary became Queen of Scotland when her father died and she was only a week old. Her reign was brief and controversial.
A potential claimant to the British throne and briefly Queen of France, Mary became Queen of Scotland when her father died and she was only a week old. Her reign was brief and controversial.
Mary of Guise (Mary of Lorraine)
(November 22, 1515 - June 11, 1560; France, Scotland)Mary of Guise was part of the powerful Guise family of France. As wife of James V of Scotland, and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, she worked to suppress Protestantism in Scotland and triggered a civil war.
