Mary Of Guelders Van Egmond, Queen Consort Of Scotland

1431 - 1463  (32 years)

• Name	Mary Of Guelders Van Egmond
  Title	Queen Consort Of Scotland
  Birth	17 Jan 1431	Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
  Gender	Female
  FSID	GZ9F-221
  Death	1 Dec 1463	Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Burial	1 Dec 1463	Midlothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I8037	footsteps | Bangs, Byrd, Carroll, Harrison, Hayne, Stewart, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Arnold Van Egmont, Duke Of Guelders ,   b. 14 Jul 1410, Netherlands d. 23 Feb 1473, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katharine Von Kleve, Princess Of Kleve ,   b. 25 May 1417, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 10 Feb 1476, Netherlands (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Jan 1430	Prussia, Germany
  Family ID	F4591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Stewart, King of Scotland , II,   b. 16 Oct 1430, Midlothian, Scotland d. 3 Aug 1460, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1449	Midlothian, Scotland
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Stewart, Princess ,   b. 19 May 1450, Sterlingshire, Scotland d. 1512, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. James Stewart, King of Scotland , III,   b. 10 Jul 1451, Sterlingshire, Scotland d. 11 Jun 1488, Sterlingshire, Scotland (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran ,   b. 13 May 1453, Sterlingshire, Scotland d. 16 May 1488, Refrewshire, Scotland (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jan 1431 - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Marriage - 3 Jul 1449 - Midlothian, Scotland Death - 1 Dec 1463 - Roxburghshire, Scotland Burial - 1 Dec 1463 - Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mary of Guelders (c. 1434 - 1 December 1463) was the queen consort of S c o t l a nd as the wife of King James II of Scotland. She served as regent o f S c o t l and from 1460 to 1463. She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of G u e l d e rs, and Catherine of Cleves, a great-aunt of Anne of Cleves. She w a s a g r e a t-niece of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Regency After her husband's death, Mary acted as regent for their son James III o f S c o t l and until her own death three years later. Mary was drawn into t he W a r o f t h e Roses taking place in England at this time. She appointed B i s h op K e nnedy as her chief advisor; their companionship was described a s w e l l - functioning despite the fact that the bishop favoured an allianc e w i t h t h e Lancastrians, while Mary at first wanted to continue playing o f f t h e w a rring parties in England against each other. Mary went ahead with James II's plan to build a castle on land at Raven s c r a i g, designed to withstand the use of artillery, and lived in it whi l e i t w a s u nder construction until her death. Trinity College Church A devout Roman Catholic, Mary founded Trinity College Church ca. 1460 i n m e m o r y of her husband. The church, located in the area now known as E di n b u r gh's Old Town, was demolished in 1848 to make way for Waverley st a t i o n , although it was partia l l y r econstructed on a different site i n 1 8 7 0 u n der the name Trinity Apse. Mary was buried in the church, alth ou g h h e r c offin was moved to Holyrood Abbey in 1848.