Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots

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(The following is from "The Munro Beacon" - Vol. 35, No. 3 - "Reign of the House of Stewart (Stuart)" - by Liam Paterson.)

«i»Mary is probably the best known of Scotland's monarchs due to the dramatic and tragic nature of her reign. After her father's death she was promised in marriage to Henry VIII's son, Edward. This did not go down well with most of Scotland so instead she was sent to live in France and, in 1558 she married the French dauphin, François. After her husband's death, she returned to Scotland, but for a Catholic monarch who was also a woman, turbulent, Protestant Scotland was unlikely to be an easy place to rule. After numerous disastrous events (including possibly colluding in the death of her new husband, Lord Darnley) she ended up imprisoned in England at the mercy of her cousin, Elizabeth I. After plans for the assassination of Elizabeth were uncovered, Mary was executed at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 Feb 1587.«/i»
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Family/Spouse: Francis, II, King of France. Francis was born est 1544; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. Henry was born est 1545; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(The following is from "The Munro Beacon" - Vol. 35, No. 3 - "Reign of the House of Stewart (Stuart)" - by Liam Paterson.)

«i»The last separate king of Scotland and the first of the United Kingdom, James VI (he is never called James I in Scotland) became Scottish king, in name only, after his mother Mary Queen of Scots was defeated by Protestant rebels. He became monarch of both countries in 1603, after the death of the childless Elizabeth I of England. Regarded as an intellectual and learned ruler, he nevertheless had a difficult time with parliament (although his son would do much worse), which he periodically would dissolve and restore. He also had to achieve a balancing act of satisfying those suspicious of his attempts at allying with the powerful Catholic country of Spain, whilst supporting Protestantism. Overall, James's reign was successful and did much to continue the flourishing arts and sciences that prospered during the Elizabethan period.«/i»
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA