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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.
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.
8 de mar. de 2023 · Hear about the tragic murder of Mary, Queen of Scots' private secretary on 9 march 1566 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.
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Died: 9 March 1566. Holyrood, Edinburgh. Cause of Death: Murder by Stabbing. Religion: Roman Catholic. David Riccio di Pancaliere in Piedmonte was an Italian courtier, born near Turin, a descendant of the Riccio Counts de San Paolo et Solbrito. As a young man, he went from Turin to Nice to seek a position at the court of the Duke of Savoy.
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On the evening of March 9th, 1566, David Rizzio, the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots, was brutally murdered. Dragged from the chamber of the heavily pregnant Mary, Rizzio was stabbed fifty six times by a party of assassins. This breathtakingly tense novella dramatises the events that led up to that night, telling the infamous story as ...
