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James VI King Of Scotland 1566–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1566

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1625

Death Location: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Henry Stewart

Mother: Mary Stuart

Spouse(s): Anne Oldenberg

Children(s): King Britain

In 1566, James VI King Of Scotland entered the world in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, born to Henry Stewart And Mary Stuart. James VI King Of Scotland married Anne Von Oldenberg, and had children including King Of Great Britain. James VI King Of Scotland passed away in 1625 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1566, James VI King Of Scotland entered the world in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, born to Henry Stewart And Mary Stuart.
  • James VI King Of Scotland married Anne Von Oldenberg, and had children including King Of Great Britain.
  • James VI King Of Scotland passed away in 1625 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1566–1625
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Parents
Henry Stewart
1545–1567
Temple Newsom, Yorkshire, England
Mary Stuart
1542–1587
Lintlithgow Palace, Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew Stewart
1516–1571
Dunbarton Castle, E. Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1515–1577
Harbottle
James Stewart
1512–1543
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Marie (De Guise De) Lorraine
1515–1560
Bar-Le-Duc, Mause, France
Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1495–1526
Elizabeth Stewart
1500–1529
Archibald Douglas
1490–1557
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
James Stewart
1472–1513
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Stewart
1472–1513
Elizabeth Hamilton
1473–1531
John Stewart
1440–1512
Eleanor Sinclair
1457–1518
George Douglas
1469–1513
Elizabeth Drummond
1473–
Henry Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1465–1503
James Stewart
1451–1488
Margarethe Oldenberg
1456–1486
Henry Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1465–1503

James Scotland's Descendants

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James (VI King Of) Scotland (19 Jun 1566–5 May 1625) m. Anne (Von) Oldenberg (14 Oct 1574–13 May 1619)
  1. 1. King (Of Great) Britain 1600–1648 m. Henrietta (Maria De) Bourbon 1609–1669
    1. 1. King (Of Great) Britain 1630–1685 m. Duchess (Of) Cleveland 1641–1709
      1. 1. Charlotte Fitzroy 1664–1718 m. Edward (Henry) Lee 1663–1716
        1. 1. Charlotte Lee 1678–1721 m. Benedict (Leonard) Calvert 1679–1715

James Scotland's Timeline

5 Records

1566
19 Jun 1566
Birth of James VI King Of Scotland in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
1566
17 Dec 1566
James VI King Of Scotland was christened in Sterling Cathedral, Sterling, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
Sterling Cathedral, Sterling, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
1603
1603-1625
Age 37
James VI King Of Scotland was employed
None
1625
27 Mar 1625
Age 59
Death of James VI King Of Scotland in Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England
Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England
1625
5 May 1625
Age 59
Burial of James VI King Of Scotland in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1566
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
    Record Source: stanley.henrietta,abt1830.ancest.arc150.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1566
    Event Place: Sterling Cathedral, Sterling, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Hanover.Frederick.Louis.1707.ancestors.royalfam.ged
    [2] Sterling Cathedral, Sterling

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1625
    Event Place: Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: stanley.henrietta,abt1830.ancest.arc150.ged

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 May 1625
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Hanover.Frederick.Louis.1707.ancestors.royalfam.ged
    [2] Westminster Abbey, Westminster

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1566
    Record Source: Hanover.Frederick.Louis.1707.ancestors.royalfam.ged

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1566
    Record Source:
    [1] .
    [2] Strong Ancestors

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1603-1625

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1625
    Record Source: Hanover.Frederick.Louis.1707.ancestors.royalfam.ged

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1625
    Record Source:
    [1] .
    [2] Strong Ancestors

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