Mary of Guelders

Mary of Guelders
Mary of Guelders depicted in the 1591 Seton Armorial
Queen consort of Scots
Tenure3 July 1449 – 3 August 1460
Queen regent of Scotland
Regency1460 – 1463
MonarchJames III
Bornc. 1434/1435
Grave, Duchy of Brabant,
Holy Roman Empire
Died1 December 1463(1463-12-01) (aged 28–29)
Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Burial1463
Spouse
(m. 1449; died 1460)
Issue
HouseEgmond
FatherArnold, Duke of Gelderland
MotherCatherine of Cleves

Mary of Guelders (Dutch: Maria van Gelre; c. 1434/1435 – 1 December 1463) was Queen of Scots by marriage to King James II. She ruled as regent of Scotland from 1460 to 1463.[1]

  1. ^ Downie, Fiona Anne (23 October 2006). She is But a Woman: Queenship in Scotland 1424–1463. Birlinn Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78885-342-2.