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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 ...
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.
Hace 5 días · 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 ...
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.
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.
Join Emma Stead, Curator at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and Dr Emanuela Patti, Lecturer in Italian at the University of Edinburgh and Principal Investigator of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Project ‘David Rizzio: An Italian at the Scottish Court’, to explore the extraordinary story of David Rizzio in this in conversation event.
9 de mar. de 2023 · by Heather - March 9, 2023. Today in 1566 Mary Queen of Scots’ secretary, David Rizzio, was assassinated in her presence while she was pregnant with the future James VI. At about 8pm on the night of the 9th, about 80 men, including Mary’s husband Lord Darnley, went through the palace of Holyroodhouse to the Queen’s rooms where she was ...
