Mary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise) (22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560) was a queen consort of Scotland as the second spouse of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560. A native of Lorraine, she was a member of the powerful House of Guise, which played a prominent role in 16th-century French politics.
Read more about Mary Of Guise: Duchess of Longueville, Scottish Marriage, Arran's Regency, Travels in France and England, Regent of Scotland, Conflict With Protestants, Death, Portrayal in Fiction, Ancestry
Famous quotes containing the word guise:
“The technologist was the final guise of the white missionary, industrialization the last gospel of a dying race and living standards a substitute for a purpose in living.”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)