Born: 8 December 1542 · Died: 8 February 1587 · Age at death: 44
How old was Mary, Queen of Scots when she died?
Mary, Queen of Scots died aged 44. She was born on 8 December 1542 and died on 8 February 1587.
Queen of Scotland from infancy who was forced to abdicate, imprisoned by Elizabeth I for 19 years and executed in 1587
Did you know?She ascended to the Scottish throne when she was only six days old, following the sudden death of her father, James V.
Quick facts
Date of birth8 December 1542
Date of death8 February 1587
Age at death44
Cause of deathDecapitation
NationalityScottish
BirthplaceLinlithgow Palace, United Kingdom
Occupationpolitician, sovereign, aristocrat
Editor's Take:
Mary, Queen of Scots lived a life of crowns, plots and tragedy. She became queen when she was six days old, after her father James V died. She was raised at the French court and married the heir to the French throne, briefly becoming queen of France too. Widowed at 18, she returned to a Scotland now dominated by Protestant reformers. Her second husband, Lord Darnley, was murdered in 1567, and her quick marriage to the chief suspect, the Earl of Bothwell, turned the nobility against her. Forced to abdicate in favour of her baby son, she fled to England. Her cousin Elizabeth I kept her prisoner for 19 years. After being linked to the Babington Plot, she was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587.
Key Milestones
1542: Becomes Queen of Scots at six days old
1558: Marries the future Francis II of France
1561: Returns to Scotland after being widowed
1567: Forced to abdicate in favour of her son
1587: Executed at Fotheringhay Castle
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567.
Mary, Queen of Scots's birthday is December 8. She was born on December 8, 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, United Kingdom.
How old was Mary, Queen of Scots when she died?
Mary, Queen of Scots died on February 8, 1587, aged 44.
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