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:["Mary" is the English translation of the name "Marie" or "Maria" in other languages.]Among the women known to history as Queen Mary are:
- Mary of Gueldres (1433-1463), queen consort of Scotland, was the daughter of Arnold von Geldern, Duke of Gueldres (Burgundy, France), the wife of James II of Scotland and the mother of James III of Scotland
- Mary I of EnglandMary I ( 18 February 1516 17 November 1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 de jure or 19 July 1553 de facto until her death. Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of the Tudor dynasty, is remembered for her attempt to return (or Mary Tudor) (1553-1558), queen regnant of England, was the daughter of Henry VIII of England by his first wife Catherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon (in Spanish Catalina de Aragon , ( December 16, 1485 January 7, 1536) was Henry VIII of England's first wife. Henry annulled his marriage to her after she had born him a girl, later Mary I. Biography Born in Alcala de Henares, she was and was the second wife of Philip II of SpainPhilip II of Spain ( May 21, 1527 September 13, 1598), King of Spain (r. 1556- 1598), Naples and Sicily (r. 1554- 1558), and Portugal, Philip II, the self-proclaimed leader of the Counter-Reformation, assumed the throne in 1556 with a great deal of potent.
- Mary of ModenaMary of Modena ( October 5, 1658 May 7, 1718) was the queen consort of King James II of England. Daughter of Alfonso d'Este III, Duke of Modena, she was born in Modena, Italy and christened Maria Beatrice Eleanor Anne Margaret Isabella d'Este . She had a (1658-1718), queen consort of England, was the daughter of Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena, and the second wife of James II of EnglandJames II of England and VII of Scotland ( 14 October 1633 16 September 1701) became King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 6 February 1685. He would prove to be the last Catholic monarch to reign over England, Scotland or Ireland. His subjects distrus.
- Mary II of EnglandMary II ( 30 April 1662 28 December 1694) was Queen of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689 until her death, and Queen of Scotland from 11 April 1689 until her death. Mary, a Protestant, came to the Throne following the Glorious Revolution, during wh (1662-1694), queen regnant of England, was the daughter of James II of England, the wife of William III of England and the sister of Anne I of the United Kingdom.
A Cunard ocean liner, constructed in the 1930s was named the RMS Queen Mary for Mary of Teck. Since its retirement, the liner has been permanently located in Long Beach, California. A second Cunard transatlantic cruise liner took the name RMS Queen Mary 2 and was christened on January 8 2004.
During World War I, a British battlecruiser, HMS Queen Mary, was named after the same queen.
Queen Mary is the name of one of the colleges of the University of London.
