Mary of Guelders

Mary of Guelders
Mary of Guelders
	Mary of Guelders depicted in the 1591 Seton Armorial
Queen consort of Scots
Tenure	3 July 1449 – 3 August 1460
Queen regent of Scotland
Regency	1460 – 1463
Monarch	James III
Born	c. 1434/1435; Grave, Duchy of Brabant,; Holy Roman Empire
Died	1 December 1463 (aged 28–29); Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Burial	1463; Trinity College Kirk; 1848; Holyrood Abbey, Scotland
Spouse	James II of Scotland (m. 1449; died 1460)
Issue	James III; Alexander, Duke of Albany; David, Earl of Moray; John, Earl of Mar and Garioch; Margaret Stewart; Mary, Countess of Arran;
House	Egmond
Father	Arnold, Duke of Gelderland
Mother	Catherine 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]

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

[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.

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