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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.
David Rizzio was born in Pancalieri in Piedmont, northern Italy, about the year 1534, though he is sometimes said to have been older. He came to Scotland in December 1561 as secretary to the Count de Morette, ambassador from the Duke of Savoy, and stayed behind when the embassy departed a month or so later, as musician and part-time secretary, having been recommended to Mary by her uncle, the ...
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 ...
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.
Description. The Italian David Rizzio arrived in Scotland in 1561 with the ambassador from Savoy. He entered the service of Mary, Queen of Scots, first as musician and later as her secretary and close companion. On the night of 9 March 1566 he was brutally murdered in Mary, Queen of Scots’ private apartments at Holyroodhouse.
David Riccio di Pancaliere in Piedmonte was an Italian courtier who was 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. On finding no opportunities for advancement, he was admitted, in 1561, to the train of Robertino Solaro, Count Moretta, who had been appointed as the ...
David Riccio (or David Rizzio) was born in Italy. He travelled to Scotland in 1561 with the duke of Savoy's ambassador. He sang before Mary Queen of Scots who subsequently appointed him a gentleman of the Privy Chamber and later secretary. His closeness to the queen aroused the suspicions of her husband, Lord Darnley, and of the Scottish nobles.
