Mary, Queen of Scots

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Catholic Queen of Scots human monarch

Mary, Queen of Scots was the 16th-century Scottish monarch whose tumultuous reign, forced abdication, and eventual execution in England made her a central figure in British dynastic and religious conflicts.

Aliases (6)

Mary of Scotland ×4
Mary Stuart ×2
Maria Stuart ×1
Mary Queen of Scots ×1
Mary, Queen of Scots as monarch of Scotland ×1
Mary, Queen of Scots was Queen of Scotland ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic → Queen of Scots → human → monarch →
abdicationDate	1567-07-24 →
birthDate	1542-12-08 →
birthPlace	Linlithgow Palace → Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland →
burialPlace	Peterborough Cathedral → Westminster Abbey →
causeOfDeath	execution by beheading →
child	James VI and I →
claim	claimant to the English throne →
convictedOf	treason against Elizabeth I of England →
coronationDate	1543-09-09 →
coronationPlace	Stirling Castle →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Scotland →
deathDate	1587-02-08 →
deathPlace	Fotheringhay Castle → Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England →
era	16th century →
father	James V of Scotland →
fullName	Mary Stewart → Mary Stuart →
house	House of Stuart →
imprisonedBy	Elizabeth I of England →
imprisonmentEnd	1587 →
imprisonmentStart	1568 →
languageSpoken	French → Latin → Scots →
mother	Mary of Guise →
movedRemains	reinterred at Westminster Abbey in 1612 →
notableEvent	Babington Plot association leading to her trial → Casket Letters controversy → forced abdication in favor of her son James VI → involvement in the murder scandal of Lord Darnley →
notableFor	central figure in Catholic–Protestant religious struggles in Britain → role in British dynastic conflicts →
notableWork	letters written during imprisonment →
positionHeld	Queen of Scots →
predecessor	James V of Scotland →
reignAsQueenConsortOfFranceEnd	1560-12-05 →
reignAsQueenConsortOfFranceStart	1559-07-10 →
reignEnd	1567-07-24 →
reignStart	1542-12-14 →
relative	Elizabeth I of England →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Francis II of France → Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley → James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell →
spouseOf	Francis II of France → Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley → James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell →
successor	James VI of Scotland →
title	Queen consort of France →

Referenced by (44)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
James V of Scotland → Malcolm III of Scotland ("Mary of Scotland") → Margaret of Wessex ("Mary of Scotland") → Mary of Guise →	child
Hermitage Castle → James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton → Stirling Castle →	associatedWith
House of Guise → Stewart family →	notableMember
Scottish monarch → Stuart →	notableMonarch
Friedrich Schiller ("Maria Stuart") → Hal B. Wallis →	notableWork
Edmund of Scotland ("Mary of Scotland") → Ethelred, Abbot of Dunkeld ("Mary of Scotland") →	sibling
Earl of Morton →	associatedWithMonarch
Linlithgow Palace →	birthplaceOf
Henry VII Lady Chapel ("Mary Queen of Scots") →	containsTombOf
Mary, Queen of Scots ("Mary Stuart") →	fullName
Margaret Tudor →	grandchild
Linlithgow →	hasCulturalAssociation
House of Stuart →	hasMonarch
Queen of Scots →	hasNotableHolder
Scottish Reformation →	hasOpponent
Scottish Reformation →	hasParticipant
Palace of Holyroodhouse →	historicallyUsedBy
James VI and I →	mother
Mary →	notableBearer
History of the Reformation in Scotland →	notableFigureDescribed
Princess of England ("Mary Stuart") →	notableTitleHolder
John Knox →	opposed
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton →	opposedMonarch
James V of Scotland →	parentOfMonarch
Mary Stuart, Princess Royal →	paternalGrandmother
Royal Scots Navy →	patron
James VI and I →	predecessorAsKingOfScots
Anglo-Scottish Wars →	significantPerson
Francis II of France →	spouse
Francis II of France ("Mary, Queen of Scots was Queen of Scotland") →	spouseTitleRelation
James VI and I ("Mary, Queen of Scots as monarch of Scotland") →	succeeded
James V of Scotland →	successor
Catherine de’ Medici →	successorAsQueenConsort
Mary of Guise →	successorAsRegent
Linlithgow Palace →	usedBy