Madeleine of Valois

Madeleine of Valois
Madeleine de Valois by Corneille de la Haye
Queen consort of Scotland
Tenure1 January 1537 – 7 July 1537
Born10 August 1520
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died7 July 1537(1537-07-07) (aged 16)
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1537)
HouseValois-Angoulême
FatherFrancis I of France
MotherClaude, Duchess of Brittany

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. Madeleine died in July 1537, only six months after the wedding and less than two months after arriving in Scotland, resulting in her nickname, the "Summer Queen".


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