Mary of Guelders, Queen of Scots

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Mary of Guelders, Queen of Scots, was a 15th-century consort of King James II of Scotland who served as queen and later as regent for her young son James III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
noblewoman
queen consort
regent
alsoKnownAs Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II)
associatedWith Duchy of Guelders
Kingdom of Scotland
birthDate 1434
birthPlace Grave, Netherlands
surface form: Grave, Duchy of Guelders
broughtUpAt Burgundian court
burialPlace Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh
child Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
James III of Scotland
John Stewart, Earl of Mar
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Guelders
Kingdom of Scotland
deathCause illness
deathDate 1463-12-01
deathPlace Roxburgh Castle
surface form: Roxburgh Castle, Scotland
era 15th century
father Duke of Guelders
surface form: Arnold, Duke of Guelders
founded Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh
fullName Mary of Guelders
languageSpoken Middle Dutch
Scots
marriageDate 1449-07-03
marriagePlace Holyrood Abbey
surface form: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh
monarchDuringRegency James III of Scotland
mother Catherine of Cleves
nobleFamily House of Egmond
notableFor acting as regent of Scotland after the death of James II
patronage of religious foundations in Edinburgh
positionHeld Queen consort of Scotland
Regent of Scotland
predecessorAsQueenConsort Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
regencyEnd 1463-12-01
regencyStart 1460-08-03
regentFor James III of Scotland
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1460-08-03
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1449-07-03
relative Philip the Good
surface form: Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Edinburgh Castle
Stirling Castle
spouse James II of Scotland
successorAsQueenConsort Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots
title Duchess of Touraine
Queen of Scots

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Queen of Scots hasNotableHolder Mary of Guelders, Queen of Scots