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James VI of Scotland 1566–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1566

Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 27 March 1625

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Henry Stuart

Mother: Mary Stuart

Spouse(s): Anne Denmark

Children(s): Charles England

James VI of Scotland was born in 1566 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Henry Stuart And Mary Stuart. James VI of Scotland married Anne Of Denmark, and had children including Charles I King Of England. James VI of Scotland passed away in 1625 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • James VI of Scotland was born in 1566 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Henry Stuart And Mary Stuart.
  • James VI of Scotland married Anne Of Denmark, and had children including Charles I King Of England.
  • James VI of Scotland passed away in 1625 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1566–1625
Birth Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Henry Stuart
1545–1567
Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England
Mary Stuart
1542–1587
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew (Earl of Lennox) Stuart
1516–1571
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle Castle, Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1490–1526
Elizabeth Stewart
1480–
Archibald Douglas
1485–1557
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Stewart
1465–1513
Elizabeth Hamilton
1473–
John Stewart
1440–1512
Eleanor Sinclair
1457–1519
George Douglas
1469–1513
Henry VII
1457–1509

James Scotland's Descendants

1.
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James (VI of) Scotland (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) m. Anne (of) Denmark (12 December 1574–4 March 1619)
  1. 1. Charles (I King of) England 1600–1648 m. Henrietta (Marie Princess of) France 1609–1669
    1. 1. Charles (II King of) England 1630–1685 m. Nell Gwynn 1650–1687
      1. 1. Charles Beauclerk 1670–1726 m. Diana Devere 1679–1742
        1. 1. William Beauclerk 1698–1733 m. Charlotte Werden 1698–1770

James Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1566
19 June 1566
Birth of James VI of Scotland in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1625
27 March 1625
Age 59
Death of James VI of Scotland in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1566
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 598
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4490502
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1029.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJN
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1625
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 598
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4490502
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [6] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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