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On 4 August 1534, at the age of 18, she became Duchess of Longueville by marrying Louis II, Duke of Longueville ( born 1510 ), at the Louvre.

Their union turned out to be happy, but brief.

On 30 October 1535, Mary gave birth to her first son, Francis, but on 9 June 1537, Louis died at Rouen and left her a widow at the age of 21.

For the rest of her life, Mary kept the last letter from her bon mari et ami ( her good husband and friend Louis ), which mentioned his illness and explained his absence at Rouen.

It can still be seen at the National Library of Scotland.

On 4 August, Mary gave birth to their second son, who was named Louis after his deceased father.

Louis died very young, but Francis wrote letters to his mother in Scotland ; on 22 March 1545 he sent a piece of string to show how tall he was, and on 2 July 1546 he sent her his portrait.