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Madeleine of Valois (10 August 1520 – 7 July 1537) was a French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland in 1537 as the first wife of King James V. The marriage was arranged in accordance with the Treaty of Rouen, and they were married at Notre-Dame de Paris in January 1537, despite French reservations over her failing health.
Jun 8, 2023 · Madeleine of Valois was a French Princess who played a brief but significant role in European history as the first wife of James V of Scotland and, for a short time, the Queen of Scotland.
May 25, 2024 · Madeleine of Valois, the first wife of King James V and briefly the Queen of Scotland, may have reigned for a mere six months, but her impact on the political, cultural, and emotional landscape of 16th century Europe was far from fleeting.
Madeleine of Valois was the daughter of King Francis and his first Queen Claude, Duchess of Brittany. She was born on August 10, 1520 at Saint-Germaine-en-Laye and was the fifth child and third daughter.
Sep 15, 2016 · She was proclaimed Queen at just six days old. The death of Madeleine of Valois at the age of sixteen changed the history of Europe. If she had lived, there would have been no Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James I would not have succeeded Elizabeth I to the English throne.
Jul 6, 2013 · The couple had three children, two sons who died in infancy, and a daughter Mary, Queen of Scots, who succeeded her father at the age of six days when he died five years into the marriage. Madeleine was buried at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland which now lies in ruins.
Madeleine of Valois (10 August 1520 – 7 July 1537) was a French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland in 1537 as the first wife of King James V.
