Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II)

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Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II), better known as Mary of Guelders, was a 15th-century queen consort of Scotland and later regent, noted for her political influence and patronage of religious and civic architecture.

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instanceOf 15th-century noblewoman
member of European royalty
queen consort of Scotland
regent of Scotland
alsoKnownAs Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II)
associatedWith Scottish Wars with England in the mid-15th century
birthPlace Grave, Duchy of Guelders
linked to: Grave, Netherlands
birthYear 1434
burialPlace Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh
child Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
David Stewart, Earl of Moray
James III of Scotland
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran
consortFromYear 1449
consortToYear 1460
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Guelders
courtConnection Burgundian court
linked to: court of Burgundy
deathDate 1463-12-01
deathPlace Roxburgh, Scotland
era Late Middle Ages
father Arnold, Duke of Guelders
gender female
governedTerritory Kingdom of Scotland
house House of Egmond
languageOfEnvironment Middle Dutch
Middle Scots
linked to: Scots
marriageArrangedBy Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
marriageYear 1449
monarchAsConsort James II of Scotland
mother Catherine of Cleves
name Mary of Guelders
notableFor patronage of civic architecture
patronage of religious architecture
political influence in 15th-century Scotland
patronOf Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh
religious foundations in Scotland
positionHeld Queen consort of Scotland
Regent of Scotland
regencyEndYear 1463
regencyFor James III of Scotland
regencyRole governed Scotland during minority of James III
regencyStartYear 1460
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse James II of Scotland
successorAsRegent Scottish council of regency
supported Auld Alliance between Scotland and France
linked to: Auld Alliance
usedTitle Queen of Scots

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Mary of Guelders alsoKnownAs Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II)
Mary of Guelders alsoKnownAs Mary, Queen of Scots
linked to: Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II)
Mary of Guelders alsoKnownAs Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II)