Yes, Mary Queen of Scots and Mary I of England were related. Mary Tudor's father was Henry VIII - and his sister, Margaret Tudor, was Mary Queen of Scots' grandmother (she married James IV of Scotland). This family connection was the basis for Mary Queen of Scot's claim to the English throne which would shape Anglo-Scottish relations during the 1540s-1560s, and the reason for the strained relationship between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth.
So, the answer below does not take into account the fact that the Tudor and the Stewarts were related on Mary Queen of Scots' father's side!!
No. However Queen Mary I ( Bloody Mary) who only reigned 5 years-l553-58 and was succeeded on her death by Queen Elizabeth I- were half-sisters. they had the same father- Henry The Viii! Mary was the daughter of Katharine of Aragon who was a Spanish Princess, ( never called by her Spanish handle, Catalina) and Elizabeth of the ill-fated Anne Boleyn. Both had Henry as father. Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots ws the daughter of the ruling Queen of France, Marie de Guise, and was not a blood relative of the English Royals at all.
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots was Elizabeth I's cousin.
No. Mary, Queen of Scots, was the daughter of Elizabeth I's first cousin.
Her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Mary I's successor, wanted Queen Mary I, Queen of Scots, to be executed.
Elizabeth I blamed Mary Queen of Scots (her cousin!) for plotting against her. Mary was excecuted.
Queen Elisabeth the First was both a cousin and a sister to a Queen Mary. Her half-sister was Bloody Mary, but she did have a cousin named Mary - Mary Queen of Scots, whom Elisabeth executed when she deemed Mary a threat to her throne. Queen Elisabeth the First was both a cousin and a sister to a Queen Mary. Her half-sister was Bloody Mary, but she did have a cousin named Mary - Mary Queen of Scots, whom Elisabeth executed when she deemed Mary a threat to her throne.
Mary, Queen of scots.
There was no Mary Tudor, Queen of Scots. Mary, Queen of Scots was a Stuart who was the great granddaughter of Henry VII. Mary Tudor, Queen of England was her cousin. Mary Queen of Scots was born December 8, 1542.
Mary Queen of Scots had too illegitimate sisters but neither were called Mary. Their names were Jean and Margaret. If you are referring to Mary I of England, Mary Queen of Scots was her first cousin once removed.
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots was ordered to be executed by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I.
Mary, Queen of Scots was the cousin to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Mary was beheaded after evidence was presented to Elizabeth that Mary was attempting overthrow her and seize the throne of England for herself.