Mary, Queen of Scots

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic
Queen of Scots
human
monarch
abdicationDate 1567-07-24
birthDate 1542-12-08
birthPlace Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow
surface form: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
burialPlace Peterborough Cathedral
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: 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 Castle
surface form: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
era 16th century
father James V of Scotland
fullName Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran
surface form: Mary Stewart

Mary, Queen of Scots self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 and I
surface form: James VI of Scotland
title Queen consort of France

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The Execution of Mary Stuart depicts Mary, Queen of Scots
The Execution of Mary Stuart featuresCharacter Mary, Queen of Scots
Antonia Fraser notableWork Mary, Queen of Scots
this entity surface form: Mary Queen of Scots
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The Virgin Queen portraysHistoricalFigure Mary, Queen of Scots
Florence Eldridge notableWork Mary, Queen of Scots
this entity surface form: Mary of Scotland
Antoinette de Bourbon grandchild Mary, Queen of Scots
Earl of Mar associatedWithMonarch Mary, Queen of Scots
Sir Francis Walsingham opponent Mary, Queen of Scots
Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders) opposedTo Mary, Queen of Scots
subject surface form: Protestant Lords of the Congregation
Die Braut von Messina precededBy Mary, Queen of Scots
this entity surface form: Maria Stuart
Gaetano Donizetti notableWork Mary, Queen of Scots
this entity surface form: Maria Stuarda
Gaetano Donizetti composed Mary, Queen of Scots
this entity surface form: Maria Stuarda
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine relative Mary, Queen of Scots
Earl of Morton linkedToMonarch Mary, Queen of Scots
Marie de Lorraine child Mary, Queen of Scots
Marie de Lorraine successor Mary, Queen of Scots
Janet McTeer notableWork Mary, Queen of Scots
this entity surface form: Mary Stuart
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton monarchServed Mary, Queen of Scots
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton opposed Mary, Queen of Scots
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton opposed Mary, Queen of Scots
Michelle Fairley characterPortrayed Mary, Queen of Scots
this entity surface form: Mary Stuart
Clan Maxwell associatedWithMonarch Mary, Queen of Scots
Traquair House associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots
Battle of Ancrum Moor monarchOfScottishSide Mary, Queen of Scots
Loch Leven Castle island associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots
Loch Leven Castle hasPrisoner Mary, Queen of Scots
Loch Leven Castle associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots
A Column of Fire featuresCharacter Mary, Queen of Scots
Workington Hall associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots