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Childhood and Youth in France 1515-1538. Marie of Guise (or Mary of Lorraine) belonged to a branch of the reigning ducal House of Lorraine. This gave her a social status next only to the royal family in France. Originally destined for a life as a nun of the ascetic Poor Clare order, when she was about fourteen, her uncle, the Duke of Lorraine ...
Nov 2, 2019 · Mary of Guise. (Queen Consort of Scotland from 1538 to 1542) Mary of Guise, also known as Mary of Lorraine, was the regent of Scotland during the minority of her daughter Mary. Hailing from the Lotharingian House of Guise, she was known for her height and beauty. She spent the early part of her life in the countryside and in a convent.
Jan 21, 2021 · On 12 June 1538 James married Mary of Guise, a member of a powerful and prominent Catholic family. The king was also known to have had many mistresses and fathered at least nine illegitimate children. With Mary of Guise James had one daughter, also called Mary, born on 8 December 1542.
Nov 10, 2022 · Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560 : a political career by Ritchie, Pamela E. Publication date 2002 Topics Mary, Queen, consort of James V, King of Scotland, 1515 ...
Aug 4, 2017 · Mary of Guise has been assessed by Pamela Ritchie, who argued that she was driven not by religion but by dynastic ambition and proved a strong and adept politician. Pamela Ritchie, Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548–1560 (East Linton: Tuckwell, 2002). Amy Blakeway’s study of regency in Scotland concurs with Ritchie’s main thesis regarding ...
Nov 12, 2021 · Marie de Guise, for some reason, is only famous because she had a daughter whom you’ve definitely heard of, Mary, Queen of Scots. You’ll hear Marie de Guise’s name said as Mary of Guise, but I find it less confusing to call her Marie, especially because this is a time where literally everyone is called Mary. Marie is the French way to say ...
Dec 26, 2016 · Mary was born on 22 November 1515 as the daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette of Bourbon. Her first marriage was to Louis II, Duke of Longueville in 1534. They had two sons but only the eldest, Francis, survived infancy. She was widowed in 1537 at the age of just 21. That same year, both the King of England, Henry VIII, and the King ...
