Mary Queen of Scots Mary Queen of Scots or Mary Stewart was born on 8th December 1542 at Linlithgow palace Mary was the only daughter of King James V of Scotland and his french second wife Mary of Guise her father King James V died six days after her birth which lefts Mary the queen of Scotland, Mary's great uncle King Henry VIII of England unsuccessful effort to secure control of her Mary was sent to France at the age of five there she was brought up at the court of King Henry II and his wife Queen Catherine de Medicis with their own large family, assisted by relations on her mother's side the powerful Guises despite a charmed childhood, Mary's education was not neglected and she was taught Latin, Italian, Spanish and even some greek. Mary grew more into a Frenchwoman rather than Scot Her remarkable beauty with her tall slender figure was around 5ft 11 inches her red-gold hair and amber-colored eyes and her taste in music and poetry, Mary summed up the contempor...