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Why is Mary, queen of Scotss last name sometimes spelled Stewart and other times Stuart?

April 26, 2017Mary queen Scots spelled Stewart stuart times

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Why is Mary, queen of Scotss last name sometimes spelled Stewart and other times Stuart?

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In Scotland, her family name was spelled ‘Stewart’. However, Mary was half-French and spent her formative years in France. Therefore, she adopted the French spelling of Stewart, which was ‘Stuart’. (She also signed her name ‘Marie’, which was the French spelling of her first name.