Rizzio, DavidmaryRIZZIO, DAVID, a servant of Mary, queen of Scots, was, according to Buchanan, a native of Turin, and came to Scotland in 1561 in the train of the Piedmontese ambassador. He entered the queen's service as a musician in 1564, and was also employed by her as private foreign secretary. He was murdered in 1566, as has been related in the article MARY (V01. xv. p. 596). Citing this materialPlease include a link to this page if you have found this material useful for research or writing a related article. Content on this website is from high-quality, licensed material originally published in print form. You can always be sure you're reading unbiased, factual, and accurate information. Highlight the text below, right-click, and select “copy”. Paste the link into your website, email, or any other HTML document.
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