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Encyclopedia > Queen Mary

Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ... Image File history File links Mary_I_of_England. ... Image File history File links Mary_I_of_England. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de facto) or 19 July 1553 (de jure) until her death on 17 November 1558. ...

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England

  • Mary I of England (1516–1558), queen regnant of England, was the daughter of Henry VIII of England (by his first wife Catherine of Aragon), and the second wife of Philip II of Spain
  • Mary of Modena (1658–1718), queen consort of England, was the daughter of Alfonso IV (Duke of Modena), and the second wife of James II of England
  • Mary II of England (1662–1694), queen regnant of England, was the daughter of James II of England, the wife of William III of England, and the sister of Anne I of the United Kingdom

Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de facto) or 19 July 1553 (de jure) until her death on 17 November 1558. ... Mary of Modena (October 5, 1658 – May 7, 1718) was the queen consort of King James II of England. ... Mary II (30 April 1662–28 December 1694) reigned as Queen of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and as Queen of Scots (as Mary II of Scotland) from 11 April 1689 until her death. ...

Scotland

  • Mary of Gueldres (1433–1463), queen consort of Scotland, was the daughter of Arnold von Geldern, Duke of Gueldres (in Burgundy, France); the wife of James II of Scotland; and the mother of James III of Scotland
  • Mary of Guise (1515–1560), queen consort and regent of Scotland, was the daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise; second wife of James V of Scotland; and the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Mary I of Scotland, (1542–1587, also known as Mary, Queen of Scots), queen regnant of Scotland and queen consort of France, was the daughter of James V of Scotland, the wife of Francis II of France and the mother of James I of England

Queen consort of Scotland Mary of Gueldres (c. ... Marie de Guise Marie de Guise (in English, Mary of Guise) (November 22, 1515 – June 11, 1560) was the Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots. ... Mary I (popularly known as Mary, Queen of Scots: French: ); (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587) was Queen of Scots (the monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland) from December 14, 1542, to July 24, 1567. ...

United Kingdom

  • Mary of Teck (1867–1953), queen consort of the United Kingdom, was the wife of George V of the United Kingdom, and the mother of Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and George VI of the United Kingdom

Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. ...

France

  • Mary Tudor (queen consort of France) (1495–1533) was the daughter of Henry VII of England, the sister of Henry VIII of England, the wife of Louis XII of France, and the grandmother of Lady Jane Grey

A sketch of Mary during her brief period as Queen of France Mary Tudor (March 18, 1496 – June 25, 1533) was the younger sister of Henry VIII of England and queen consort of France due to her marriage to Louis XII. Mary was the fifth child of Henry VII of...

Hungary

  • Mary of Hungary (1371–1395), queen regnant of Hungary, was the daughter of Louis I of Hungary and the wife of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
  • Mary of Habsburg (1505–1558), queen consort of Hungary, was the daughter of Philip I of Castile, and the wife of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia

Mary of Hungary (c. ... Mary of Habsburg Mary of Habsburg, also named Mary, Maria, or Marie of Hungary, of Austria, of Castile, or of Burgundy (18 September 1505 – 18 October 1558) was the Queen consort of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia, and later governor of the Netherlands for her nephew, Emperor Charles V...

Portugal

Maria I of Portugal (pron. ... Maria II, Queen of Portugal, (pron. ...

Romania

  • Marie of Edinburgh, Queen of Romania (1875–1938), queen consort of Romania, was the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; the wife of Ferdinand I of Romania; and the mother of Carol II of Romania

Princess Marie of Edinburgh, later Queen of Romania, was a member of the British Royal Family. ...

Ships

RMS Queen Mary in 1945

These were all named after Mary of Teck. original source: National Archives. ... original source: National Archives. ... types/51 sh/sh liner/36 qma/qma. ...

  • HMS Queen Mary, a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy launched in 1912
  • TS Queen Mary, a Clyde Steamer launched in 1933, now retired as a floating pub/restaurant on the Embankment in London, UK
  • RMS Queen Mary, a Cunard Line ocean liner launched in 1934, now retired as a hotel in Long Beach, United States near Los Angeles
  • RMS Queen Mary 2, a Cunard cruise liner launched in 2003

HMS Queen Mary was a Royal Navy Lion-class battlecruiser, armed with eight 13. ... TS Queen Mary laid up in harbour at Greenock in 1981. ... types/51 sh/sh liner/36 qma/qma. ... The RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary, which was in turn named after Mary of Teck, the Queen Consort of George V. At the time of her construction in 2003, the QM2 was the longest, widest and...

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Jane Austen wrote this rather scathing commentary about Mary: "This woman had the good luck of being advanced to the throne of England, in spite of the superior pretensions, Merit and Beauty of her Cousins Mary Queen of Scotland and Jane Grey.
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