Sister of Francois Guise, born 1515; died Edinburgh, Scotland, 1560. The widow of Louis II d'Orleans, she married James V of Scotland, and on his death was made regent for her daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots. During the politico-religious disturbances of the times she was deprived of her office through the agency of John Knox.
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