Mary Beaton ( eng. Mary Beaton ; 1543 - 1598 ) is one of the four maids of honor of Queen Mary of Scotland .
| Maria Beaton | |
|---|---|
| English Mary beaton | |
 | |
| Date of Birth | 1543 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | 1598 |
| Occupation | maid of honor |
| Father | Robert Beaton |
| Mother | Joanna renwall |
| Spouse | Alexander Ogilvy |
| Children | James |
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Biography
Maria was the third of five children of Robert Beaton and Joanna Renooll, the maid of honor of Maria de Guise . Mary's aunt was Janet Beaton , the mistress of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell , who in 1567 became the third husband of Queen Mary [1] . Even in early childhood, Maria, along with three other girls of similar origin, became the maid of honor of the young Queen Mary . Four young maids of honor became known as the "Four Marys": Maria Beaton, Maria Fleming , Maria Seton, and Maria Livestone. [2]
In 1548, the Four Marys escorted Mary Stewart to France , where she later married the dauphin Francis . After his death, they, together with her, returned to Scotland. In September 1561, after the ceremonial entry into Edinburgh , Mary Stewart went to the palace of Linlithgow , and the four Mary, accompanied by the uncle of the queen, the great prior of Malta, François of Lorraine , traveled west to Dunbar , stopping at the house of her brother Maria Seton , George . Here, Francois de Guise broke up with Mary and returned home through Berik-upon-Tweed and Newcastle-upon-Tyne [3] [4] .
Maria, who was described as a beautiful plump girl with blond hair and dark eyes, attracted the attention of English diplomat Thomas Rendalf . He was 43 at that time, she was 21. Rendalf was an English ambassador to the Scottish court and wanted Mary to become his mistress and spy, but Mary refused. In April 1566, Maria married Alexander Ogilvy from Boyne and two years later gave birth to a son, James.
After the execution of Queen Mary, as Adam Blackwood claimed in 1581 , since Mary's handwriting was similar to the handwriting of the queen, her letters were used in the case of the jewelry box [5] . Died in 1598 .
Notes
- ↑ Antonia Fraser. Mary, Queen of Scots. - New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1971. - p. 303.
- ↑ Fraser, Antonia. Mary Queen of Scots. - London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994 [1969]. - p. 31-32. - ISBN 978-0-297-17773-9 .
- ↑ // Calendar State Papers Foreign, Elizabeth. - 1866. - T. 4/6 , No. 488/631 . - p . 1561-1562 .
- ↑ // CSP Scotland. - 1898. - Vol . 1 , No. 1018 . - p . 552 .
- ↑ Blackwood, Adam. History of Mary Queen of Scots . - Maitland Club, 1834. - p. 82.
Literature
- Antonia Fraser. Mary, Queen of Scots. - New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1971.
- Duncan, Thomas. The Queen's Maries // Scottish Historical Review. - July 1905. - T. 2 , No. 8 . - p . 363–371 .