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DAVID RIZZIO (RICCIO) BORN: c. 1533. MURDERED: 9 MARCH 1566. Portrait of Rizzio, probably an unfinished miniature. Secretary and confident of Mary Queen of Scots. Murdered by Darnley (Mary's husband) and others in Mary's presence because of his influence with her.
The Murder of David Rizzio. For centuries, the dramatic life of Mary, Queen of Scots, has provided exciting subject matter for painters, writers and composers. Here, Sir William Allan depicts the assassination of David Rizzio, the queen 's Italian secretary, in March 1566. The artist took great care to be historically accurate, establishing the ...
4 de abr. de 2024 · March 9, 1566, Edinburgh. David Riccio (born c. 1533, Pancalieri, near Turin, Piedmont—died March 9, 1566, Edinburgh) was the secretary to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots; he helped to arrange her marriage to Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. Riccio was the son of a musician. In 1561 he went to Scotland with the Duke of Savoy’s ambassador.
The Murder of David Rizzio. On 9th March 1566, David Rizzio, the private secretary of Mary Queen of Scots ' was assassinated in front of Mary, who was heavily pregnant. Several members of the Douglas family were implicated. Rizzio was born around 1533 near Turin, Italy, and is first recorded as David Riccio di Pancalieri in Piemonte.
17 de mar. de 2023 · David Rizzio (1533-1566), musician and courtier, is a highly romanticised historical figure. He has long been represented in the Scottish arts for his close relationship with Mary Queen of Scots, his murder at the hands of her husband and other Protestant lords, and his association with the religious conflicts that marked the Scottish Reformation.
11 de dic. de 2022 · About this artwork. For centuries, the dramatic life of Mary, Queen of Scots, has provided exciting subject matter for painters, writers and composers. Here, Sir William Allan depicts the assassination of David Rizzio, the queen's Italian secretary, in March 1566. The artist took great care to be historically accurate, establishing the exact ...
9 de mar. de 2011 · But who was David Rizzio and what led to his murder? David Rizzio. John Guy, historian and author of “My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots”, describes David Rizzio as a “young Piedmontese valet and musician, who had arrived in the suite of the ambassador of the Duke of Savoy and stayed on as a bass in Mary’s choir” 1.
