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#otd Mary became queen December 14, 1542, following the death of her father, James V. (She wasn't actually crowned until September 9, 1543 when she was 9 months old.) #ReignHistory #Reign #MaryQueenofScots #MaryStuart #HouseofStewart https://www.instagram.com/p/CmJ0p4gg1Sx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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On This Day In Royal History . 28 November 1489 . Margaret Tudor was born . . About Margaret; . 👑 Margaret Tudor also known as Margaret, Queen of Scots, was born at Westminster Palace on 28 November 1489. She was the elder of the two surviving daughters of Henry VII of England & Elizabeth of York, & the elder sister of Henry VIII. . ◼ In 1503, she married James IV, King of Scots. James died in 1513, and their son became King James V. She married secondly Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. Through her first & second marriages, respectively, Margaret was the grandmother of both Mary, Queen of Scots, & Mary’s second husband, Lord Darnley. . ◼ Margaret’s marriage to James IV foreshadowed the Union of the Crowns their great-grandson, King James VI of Scotland, the child of Mary & Darnley, also became the king of England & Ireland on the death of Margaret’s fraternal niece, Elizabeth I of England in 1603. . Portrait - Margaret Tudor, dated c. 1520-1538, by Daniel Mytens. . . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1541 #MargaretTudor #QueenofScots #HouseofTudor #Tudor #History #Tudors #TudorHistory #westminster #palace #London #HouseofStewart #Royalty #EnglishMonarchy #Monarchy #historyfacts #medievalhistory #medievalqueen #medievalart #ScottishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #d28nov #otd #RoyalHistory #britishhistory #britishmonarchy (at Westminster) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJqCv-DMtc/?igshid=fsy0pabbaz4i

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On This Day In Royal History . 2 March 1316 . King Robert II of Scotland was born . . ◼ Robert was a grandson of Robert Bruce, & the first in the House of Stewart dynasty. The name came from his ancestor Walter Stewart who was appointed High Steward of Scotland by David I. He had escaped following the defeat of David II at Halidon Hill in 1333 & took over as Guardian of Scotland while David was in exile in France. . ◼ He was a mature man of 54 when he succeeded to the throne on the death of David, but he was weak king & did not rule well over the nobles who were critical of him leading to a loss of prestige of the crown. His heir John took over the rule to attempt to restore law & order. . ◼ A truce with England in 1384 was short lived, & the border wars continued. In 1388 the Scots under James Douglas won a victory at Otterburn near Newcastle over Henry Percy ‘Hotspur’ of Northumberland. . ◼ Robert married Elizabeth Mure in 1336. From this union, ten children reached adulthood. . ◼ In 1355, Robert married his second wife Euphemia de Ross. They had four children. . ▪ He was succeeded by his son John who took the name Robert III. . ◼ He died in 1390, at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, aged 74 years. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1316 #d2mar #kingOfScots #kingofscotland #HouseofStewart #Stuart #Stuarts #HouseofStuart #RoyalHistory #OnThisDay #Heritage #Scotland #otd #ScottishMonarchy #RobertII #RobertIIofScotland #History #BritishMonarchy #otd #HistoricScotland #monarchy #OnThisDay #MedievalHistory (at Paisley Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7o2PRDsef/?igshid=jtniqmo2j4oo

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On This Day In History . 12 February 1424 . King James I of Scotland married Joan Beaufort . . King James I of Scotland of the House of Stewart married Joan Beaufort, a cousin of Henry VI of England & the niece of Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter, & Henry, Bishop of Winchester. . ◼ They were wed at St Mary Overie Church in Southwark. They were feasted at Winchester Palace that year by her uncle Cardinal Henry Beaufort. She accompanied her husband on his return from captivity in England to Scotland, and was crowned alongside her husband at Scone Abbey. As queen, she often pleaded with the king for those who might be executed. . The royal couple had eight children; . ◾ Margaret Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1424–1445) married Prince Louis, Dauphin of Viennois (later King Louis XI of France) . ◾ Isabella Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1426–1494) married Francis I, Duke of Brittany . ◾ Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan (died 1465) married Wolfart VI van Borsselen . ◾ Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton (c. 1428–1486) married James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton . ◾ Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (born and died 1430); Twin of James . ◾ James II of Scotland (1430–1460) .. ◾ Eleanor Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1433–1484) married Sigismund, Archduke of Austria uncle Cardinal Henry. . ◾ Annabella Stewart, Princess of Scotland (c. 1436 – 1509) married and divorced 1. Louis of Savoy, and then married and divorced 2. George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d12feb #theyear1424 #JamesI #JamesIofScotland #KingofScots #history #JoanBeaufort #Scottishmonarchy #HouseofStewart #britishmonarchy #Southwark #Wedding #RoyalWedding #London #England #historyfacts #Scotland #arthistory (at Southwark) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bty_V55leZS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=taikl5dtrrhp