Mary, Queen of Scots, also known as Mary Stuart, as the only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, ascended the throne at the tender age of six … days old, that is. She reigned until 1567, when she was forced to abdicate. Due to her young age, Scotland was governed by regents. At first, the heir to the throne, the great-grandson of King James II (James Hamilton, Earl of Arran); and then later by Mary’s mother, Mary of Guise.
When she was six years old, Mary was betrothed to Francis, Dauphin of France, and sent to join him to keep her safe from the invading English forces during the Rough Wooing (also known as the Eight Years’ War).
After a fairly hectic life, involving three husbands, being forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son (James), and religious unrest, she was eventually executed in 1587.
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