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When [[Mary Queen of Scots]] left [[Scotland]] for [[France]] in 1547, |
When [[Mary Queen of Scots]] left [[Scotland]] for [[France]] in 1547, having been [[betrothed]] to the [[Dauphin]], Francis, [[heir]] to the French [[throne]], she was accompanied ''inter alia'' by four serving-girls, each of whom was named Mary. |
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These '''Four Maries''' (two of whose names later appear in a folk-[[song]] of the title, which actually is fictional) were |
These '''Four Maries''' (two of whose names later appear in a folk-[[song]] of the title, which actually is fictional) were |
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* Mary Seaton, daughter of the 6th Lord Seaton, who remained with Mary even into her [[England|English]] imprisonment, until her death, after which she retired into a French Convent |
* Mary Seaton, daughter of the 6th [[Lord]] Seaton, who remained with Mary even into her [[England|English]] imprisonment, until her death, after which she retired into a French [[Convent]] |
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* Mary Beaton, daughter to one of [[Queen]] [[Mary de Guise]]'s ladies-in-waiting, who was later courted by the [[England|English]] [[Ambassador]] (in order, it was his hope, that she would spy on the Queen for him), but eventually married Alexander Ogilvie of Boyne, when she was in her twenties. |
* Mary Beaton, daughter to one of [[Queen]] [[Mary de Guise]]'s ladies-in-waiting, who was later courted by the [[England|English]] [[Ambassador]] (in order, it was his hope, that she would [[spy]] on the Queen for him), but eventually [[marriage|married]] Alexander Ogilvie of Boyne, when she was in her twenties. |
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* Mary Fleming, daughter of Queen Mary's governess, Janet (or Jenny) Fleming. She was the child-queen's age, and on Mary's return to Scotland, Mary Fleming was courted by Sir William Maitland, the Queen' |
* Mary Fleming, daughter of Queen Mary's governess, Janet (or Jenny) Fleming. She was the child-queen's age, and on Mary's return to Scotland, Mary Fleming was courted by [[Sir]] William Maitland, the Queen's scretary, a man much older than her. They married and, despite rumours that she wished him dead, on his death in English hands, she refused to remarry. |
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* Mary Livingstone, daughter of the 5th Lord Livingstone, wwho was eventually to marry John Semple. |
* Mary Livingstone, daughter of the 5th Lord Livingstone, wwho was eventually to marry John Semple. |
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Revision as of 10:10, 3 October 2008
When Mary Queen of Scots left Scotland for France in 1547, having been betrothed to the Dauphin, Francis, heir to the French throne, she was accompanied inter alia by four serving-girls, each of whom was named Mary.
These Four Maries (two of whose names later appear in a folk-song of the title, which actually is fictional) were
- Mary Seaton, daughter of the 6th Lord Seaton, who remained with Mary even into her English imprisonment, until her death, after which she retired into a French Convent
- Mary Beaton, daughter to one of Queen Mary de Guise's ladies-in-waiting, who was later courted by the English Ambassador (in order, it was his hope, that she would spy on the Queen for him), but eventually married Alexander Ogilvie of Boyne, when she was in her twenties.
- Mary Fleming, daughter of Queen Mary's governess, Janet (or Jenny) Fleming. She was the child-queen's age, and on Mary's return to Scotland, Mary Fleming was courted by Sir William Maitland, the Queen's scretary, a man much older than her. They married and, despite rumours that she wished him dead, on his death in English hands, she refused to remarry.
- Mary Livingstone, daughter of the 5th Lord Livingstone, wwho was eventually to marry John Semple.
