Marie of Guise was whisked from a quiet childhood in a convent to an arranged marriage with a French Prince du Sang at the instigation of Francois I.
Widowed again, 31 year old Marie.
Widowed within three years, she was obliged to marry again, this time to the widowed James V of Scotland (her other choice being Henry VIII - whom she hastily refused ) Carried off to Scotland, leaving her three-year old son behind, she quickly became an important patron of arts and culture at the Scottish court.
Marie of Guise was whisked from a quiet childhood in a convent to an arranged marriage with a French Prince du Sang at the instigation of Francois I