Mary Livinston ( born Mary Livingston ; 1541 - 1579 ) is one of the four maids of honor to Queen Mary of Scotland .
| Maria Livinston | |
|---|---|
| English Mary livingston | |
| Date of Birth | 1541 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | 1579 |
| A country | |
| Occupation | maid of honor |
| Father | Alexander Livinston |
| Mother | Agnes Douglas |
| Spouse | John Sempill |
| Children | James sempill |
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Biography
Maria was born into the family of Alexander Livinston, the guardian of the young Queen Mary , and his second wife Agnes Douglas [1] . Even in early childhood, Mary, along with three other girls of similar origin, became the maid of honor of Queen Mary . Four young maids of honor became known as the “Four Marys”: Maria Beaton , Maria Fleming , Maria Seton and Maria Livinston [2] . Four Mary escorted Mary Stuart to France , where she later married Dauphin Francis .
In September 1561, after the ceremonial entrance to Edinburgh , Mary Stuart went to Linlithgow Palace, and the four Mary, accompanied by the uncle of the Queen, the great Prior of Malta, Francois of Lorraine , went west to Dunbar , stopping on the way to the home of Mary Seton’s brother, George . Here Francois de Guise parted with Marie and returned home via Beric-upon-Tweed and Newcastle upon Tyne [3] [4] .
On March 5, 1565, Mary married John Sempill, the son of Robert Sempill , who was born in England. A year later, Mary gave birth to a son, James. According to the famous reformer John Knox , Maria was very "passionate" and became pregnant even before the wedding. However, according to Agnes Strickland , the wedding was not a cover for shame, but was discussed back in the fall of 1564 and was postponed for a year [5] . Wedding celebrations were magnificent. English diplomat Thomas Rendalf planned to get a wedding invitation for Francis Russell , Governor of Berick-upon-Tweed , who had never been to Edinburgh since Sempill's mother was English. [6]
In March 1569 , according to the testimony of the Earl of Shrewsbury , Mary visited the queen at Tatbury Castle [7] . The possessions given to the couple by Queen Mary in 1565 and taken after her arrest were returned to her by King Jacob IV in 1581 . Knox condemned such gifts, because he believed that they were given for personal contacts, and not hard work [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Sir James Balfour Paul. The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland. - Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909 .-- T. VI. - S. 358.
- ↑ Fraser, Antonia. Mary Queen of Scots. - London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994 [1969]. - S. 31-32. - ISBN 978-0-297-17773-9 .
- ↑ // Calendar State Papers Foreign, Elizabeth. - 1866. - T. 4/6 , No. 488/631 . - S. 1561-1562 .
- ↑ // CSP Scotland. - 1898. - T. 1 , No. 1018 . - S. 552 .
- ↑ Strickland, Agnes. Lives of the Queens of Scotland. - Blackwood, 1853. - T. 4. - S. 94-96. , citing Thomson, Thomas. Collection of Inventories. - 1815.
- ↑ Calendar State Papers Scotland. - 1900. - T. 2. - S. 113, 125, 133.
- ↑ // Calendar of State Papers Scotland. - 1900. - T. 2 , No. 1022 . - S. 632 .
- ↑ Works of John Knox: History of the Reformation / ed. Laing, David. - Wodrow Society, 1846. - T. 2. - S. 415-416 and footnotes.
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 . - S. 363–371 .
- Inventaires de la Royne Descosse / ed. Robertson, Joseph. - 1863.- S. 31, 153.