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Mary of Guise, a Rare card
Mary of Guise, also called Mary of Lorraine, was Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. She was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine and one of the most powerful families in France.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 98
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 270,000
Power 178 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Mary of Guise quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mary of Guise card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ was arranged by King Francis I of France, but proved shortlived.
Answer
marriage. The marriage was arranged by King Francis I of France, but proved shortlived. From the Mary of Guise article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The eldest of the twelve children born to Claude, Duke of Guise, and Antoinette of Bourbon, in ____ Mary was married to Louis II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville, the Grand Chamberlain of France.
Answer
1530s. The eldest of the twelve children born to Claude, Duke of Guise, and Antoinette of Bourbon, in 1534 Mary was married to Louis II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville, the Grand Chamberlain of France. From the Mary of Guise article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- As the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, she was a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked mid-16th-century Scotland, ruling the kingdom as queen regent on behalf of her daughter from 1554 until her death in 1560.
- The eldest of the twelve children born to Claude, Duke of Guise, and Antoinette of Bourbon, in 1534 Mary was married to Louis II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville, the Grand Chamberlain of France.
- The marriage was arranged by King Francis I of France, but proved shortlived.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mary of Guise article was read about 270,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 98: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Mary of Guise (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Attributed to Corneille de Lyon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
