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James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart 1566–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JUN 1566

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 7 MAY 1625

Death Location: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Henry, Stuart

Mother: Mary, Stewart

Spouse(s): Anne, Oldenburg

Children(s): Henry Stuart, Elizabeth, Stuart, Margaret, Stuart, Charles, Stewart/, Robert Stuart, Maria Stuart, Sophia, Stuart, Stuart, England

The story of James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart began in 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart married Anne Of Denmark Queen Of Scotland 1590 Of England 1603 Queen Of Scotland England Oldenburg, and had children including Charles The 1St King Of Scotland Of England Stuart Stewart, Elizabeth Princess Of England Stuart, Henry Frederick Prince Of Wales Stuart, Margaret Princess Of England Stuart, Maria Mary Anne Princess Of England Stuart, Robert Bruce Prince Of England Duke Of Kintyre Stuart, Sophia Princess Of England Stuart, Stuart Prince Of England. James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart passed away in 1625 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart began in 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart married Anne Of Denmark Queen Of Scotland 1590 Of England 1603 Queen Of Scotland England Oldenburg, and had children including Charles The 1St King Of Scotland Of England Stuart Stewart, Elizabeth Princess Of England Stuart, Henry Frederick Prince Of Wales Stuart, Margaret Princess Of England Stuart, Maria Mary Anne Princess Of England Stuart, Robert Bruce Prince Of England Duke Of Kintyre Stuart, Sophia Princess Of England Stuart, Stuart Prince Of England.
  • James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart passed away in 1625 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry, Stuart
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
HS
Mary, Stewart
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Anne, Oldenburg
1574–1619
Birth Location: Skanderborg, Jutland, Denmark
AO

Children(s)

Henry Stuart
1594–1612
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
HS
Elizabeth, Stuart
1596–1662
Birth Location: Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland
ES
Margaret, Stuart
1598–1600
Birth Location: Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
MS
Charles, Stewart/
1600–1649
Birth Location: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
CS
Robert Stuart
1602–1602
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
RS
Maria Stuart
1605–1607
Birth Location: Greenwich Palace, Kent, England
MS
Sophia, Stuart
1607–1607
Birth Location: Greenwich Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
SS
Stuart, England
1603–1603
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Scotland
SE

James, Stuart's Ancestors

Self
James, Stuart
1566–1625
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Henry, Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, Earl of Ross Stuart
1545–1567
Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Mary, (the Ist, Queen of Scotland) Stewart
1542–1587
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew, (4th Earl of Lennox, 1st Earl of Sussex) Stewart
1516–1571
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Margaret, (Countess of Lennox) Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
James (the 5th, King of Scotland) Stewart
1512–1543
Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland
Mary (( Marie )) Guise
1515–1561
Bar-Le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France
Great-Grandparents
John, Stewart
1490–1526
Elizabeth, Stewart
1494–1564
Archibald, Douglas
1489–1557
Margaret, Tudor
1489–1541
James Stewart
1473–1513
Margaret, Tudor
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew, Stewart
1444–1513
Margaret Lyle
1460–1494
John, Stewart
1437–1512
Eleanor Sinclair
1457–1518
George, Douglas
1469–1513
Elizabeth, Drummond
1472–1514
Henry, Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth, Plantagenet
1464–1503
James Stewart
1451–1488
Margaret, Oldenburg
1456–1486
Henry, Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth, Plantagenet
1464–1503

James, Stuart's Descendants

1.
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James, (the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England) Stuart (19 JUN 1566–7 MAY 1625) m. Anne, (of Denmark, Queen of Scotland 1590, of England 1603, Queen of Scotland - England) Oldenburg (12 DEC 1574–13 MAY 1619)
  1. 1. Henry (Frederick, Prince of Wales) Stuart 1594–1612
  2. 2. Elizabeth, (Princess of England) Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (5th, The Winter King, King of Palatine Bohemia, Elector) Wittelsbach 1596–1632
    1. 1. Rupert (De The) Rhine 1619–1682
    2. 2. Karl (Ludwig De) Palatine –1680
    3. 3. Sophia, (Princess of the Palatinate) Wittelsbach 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Calenberg) Hannover 1629–1698
      1. 1. George, (the 1st, Louis, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector of Hanover) Hannover 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea, Queen Consort) Konigsmarck 1666–1726
        1. 1. George, (the 2nd, Augustus, King of England) Hannover 1683–1760 m. Wilhelmina (Charlotte Caroline) Hohenzollern 1683–1737
      2. 2. Sophie (Charlotte, Queen of) Hannover 1668–1705 m. Frederick, (1st, King of) Prussia 1657–1713
        1. 1. Frederick (William, 1st, King of) Prussia 1688–1740
  3. 3. Margaret, (Princess of England) Stuart 1598–1600
  4. 4. Charles, (the 1st, King of Scotland, of England Stuart) Stewart/ 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria, Queen Consort of Scotland, of England) Capet 1609–1669
    1. 1. Charles, (the 2nd, King of Scotland, England and Ireland Stuart) Stewart/ 1630–1685 m. Elizabeth, (Viscountess Shannon) Killigrew 1622–1680 m. Louise, (of Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth) Penancoet 1649–1734 m. Barbara, (( Mistress ) 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine) Villiers 1640–1709
      1. 1. James, (1st Duke of Monmouth) Scott 1649–1685 m. Anne, (1st Duchess of Buccleuch) Scott 1651–1732
        1. 1. James, (Earl of Dalkeith) Scott 1674–1705 m. Henrietta, (Countess of Dalkeith) Hyde 1677–1730
      2. 2. Charlotte (Jemima Henrietta Maria, Countess of Yarmouth) Stuart 1650–1684
      3. 3. Charles, (1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox) Stuart 1672–1723 m. Anne, (Duchess of Lennox) Brudenell 1672–1722
        1. 1. Anne, (of FitzRoy, Countess of Albemarle, A Lady Of The Bedchamber To Queen Caroline) Lennox 1703–1789 m. William, (2nd Earl of Albemarle) Keppel 1702–1754
        2. 2. Charles, (2nd Duke of Richmond) Lennox 1701–1750 m. Sarah, (Duchess) Cadogan 1706–1751
      4. 4. Henry, (1st Duke of Grafton) FitzRoy 1663–1690 m. Isabella, (Duchess of Grafton, 2nd Countess of Arlington) Bennet 1668–1723
        1. 1. Charles, (2nd Duke of Grafton) FitzRoy 1683–1757 m. Henrietta Somerset 1660–1726
    2. 2. Mary, (Princess Royal and Princess of Orange) Stuart 1631–1660 m. William (the 2nd, Prince of Orange) Stadtholder 1626–1650
      1. 1. William, (the 3rd, King of England, Scotland & Ireland) England 1650–1702 m. Mary, (the 2nd, Queen Consort of England, Scotland & Ireland) Stuart 1662–1694
    3. 3. James, (the 2nd, King of England, the 7th, of Scotland & Ireland) Stuart 1633–1701 m. Anne, (Duchess of York) Hyde 1637–1671 m. Mary, (of Modena, Queen Consort of England, Scotland & Ireland) Este 1658–1718
      1. 1. Charles, (Duke of Cambridge) Stuart 1660–1661
      2. 2. Mary, (the 2nd, Queen Consort of England, Scotland & Ireland) Stuart 1662–1694 m. William, (the 3rd, King of England, Scotland & Ireland) England 1650–1702
      3. 3. James, (Duke of Cambridge) Stuart 1663–1667
      4. 4. Anne, (Queen of Great Britain) Stuart 1665–1714 m. George, (Duke of Cumberland Denmark) Oldenburg/ 1653–1708
        1. 1. Mary Denmark 1685–1687
        2. 2. Anne Sophia 1686–1687
        3. 3. William, (Duke of Gloucester) Denmark 1689–1700
        4. 4. Mary Denmark 1690–1690
        5. 5. George Denmark 1692–1692
      5. 5. Charles, (Duke of Kendal) Stuart 1666–1667
      6. 6. Edgar, (Duke of Cambridge) Stuart 1667–1671
      7. 7. Henrietta Stuart 1669–1669
      8. 8. Catherine Stuart 1671–1671
      9. 9. James (Francis Edward, the 3rd, King of England, the 7th, of Scotland & Ireland, The Old Pretender) Stuart 1688–1766
    4. 4. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
    5. 5. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
    6. 6. Henry, (Duke of Gloucester) Stuart 1640–1660
    7. 7. Henrietta (Anne) Stuart 1644–1670 m. Philippe, (the 1st, Duke of Orleans) Capet 1640–1701
      1. 1. Marie (Louise, of Orleans) Capet 1662–1689
      2. 2. Philippe (Charles, of Orleans, the 2nd, Duke of Valois) Capet 1664–1666
      3. 3. Anne (Marie, of Orleans) Capet 1669–1728
  5. 5. Robert (Bruce, Prince of England, Duke of Kintyre) Stuart 1602–1602
  6. 6. Maria ((Mary Anne), Princess of England) Stuart 1605–1607
  7. 7. Sophia, (Princess of England) Stuart 1607–1607
  8. 8. Stuart, (Prince of) England 1603–1603

James, Stuart's Timeline

5 Records

1566
19 JUN 1566
Birth of James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1566
17 DEC 1566
James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart was baptized in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
1566
27 DEC 1566
James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart was christened in Sterling Cathedral, Sterling, Midlothian, Scotland
Sterling Cathedral, Sterling, Midlothian, Scotland
1625
27 MAR 1625
Age 59
Death of James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart in Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England
Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England
1625
7 MAY 1625
Age 59
Burial of James, the 6th, King of Scotland, the 1st, of England Stuart 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, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1566
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1566
    Event Place: Sterling Cathedral, Sterling, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1625
    Event Place: Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1625
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
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