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Died on this day in 1587 aged 44 Mary Queen of Scots(my toy,wikipedia). Mary was Queen of Scotland when only a few days old, but was sent away to France to marry the dauphin while Scotland was ruled by regents. When Francis died, Mary returned to Scotland where she married her cousin Lord Darnley. After Darnleys murder she married Lord Bothwell, who probably murdered Darnley and certainly kidnapped the Queen, this was an unpopular move and eventually the Scots decided to overthrow her, defeated her armies, and arrested her, forcing her to resign in favour of her young song James VI. Mary escaped to England where she apparently hoped Elizabeth would help, but Elizabeth viewed Mary as a rival for the English crown (and Mary might not have done, but lots of English Catholics did which certainly did not help her cause). After years of imprisonment in England Mary was eventually executed in 1587. Her son James eventually succeeded the childless Elizabeth and James II of England.

Born on this day in 1634 to King John IV of Portugal and Luisa de Guzman, Prince Teodosio of Brazil(my toy,wikipedia). Teodosio was the brother of Catherine of Braganza who married Charles II of England; he was the heir to the crown of Portugal but died before his father, who was succeeded by Teodosio's younger brother.