Mary of Guise

Scottish Queen consort; (1515-1560)

Mary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise.

Mary of Guise
Portrait attributed to Corneille de Lyon, c. 1537
Queen consort of Scotland
Tenure9 May 1538 – 14 December 1542
Coronation22 February 1540
Queen regent of Scotland
Regency12 April 1554 – 11 June 1560
MonarchMary
Born22 November 1515
Château des ducs de Bar,
Bar-le-Duc, Duchy of Lorraine,
Holy Roman Empire
Died11 June 1560 (aged 44)
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
BurialJuly 1561
Spouse
(m. 1534; died 1537)
(m. 1538; died 1542)
Issue
HouseGuise
FatherClaude, Duke of Guise
MotherAntoinette de Bourbon
ReligionRoman Catholicism


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Mary of Guise
Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
Born: 22 November 1515 Died: 11 June 1560
Scottish royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Madeleine of Valois
Queen consort of Scotland
1538–1542
Vacant
Title next held by
Francis II of France
as king consort