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Mary, Queen of Scots, Goes to France (1548)

Type Event Region Scotland Time 1548

In August 1548, the five-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, was sent to France amid the Rough Wooing war, sealing a Franco-Scottish marriage alliance aga…

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  1. 1548Haddington · East LothianScottish regent Mary of Guise and French representatives signed a treaty at Haddington confirming the betrothal of Mary Stuart to the French dauphin Francis, with France promising military aid against England's Rough Wooing war.
  2. 1548Dumbarton Castle · ScotlandUnder cover of the French fleet, the young queen Mary boarded ship at Dumbarton Castle on the Firth of Clyde and departed, avoiding interception by the English navy. This took the Scottish heir out of England's reach.
  3. 1548Saint-Pol-de-Léon · BrittanyAfter arriving in France, Mary landed in Brittany and was then sent to the French royal court, where she grew up alongside the French dauphin Francis of her own age and received a French court education, laying the groundwork for the 1558 marriage and her becoming Queen of France in 1560.

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