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King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith 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 Scots

Spouse(s): Anna, Oldenburg

Children(s): Infant Scotland, Alexander Stuart, Elizabeth STUART, Henry Tudor, Charles of, Margaret Scotland, Infant Stuart, Stillborn Stewart, Infant Lorne, Infant Stuart, Stillborn Stuart

King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith was born in 1566 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Henry Lord Darnley Stuart And Mary Queen Of Scots. King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith married Anna Queen Consort Of Scotland England And Ireland Princess Of Denmark Dutchess Of Lennox Von Oldenburg, and had children including Alexander Stewart Stuart, Charles I Of England King Of England Scotland And Ireland Duke Of York Duke Of Cornwall Duke Of Rothesay Duke Of Albany Marquess Of, Elizabeth Electress Palatine Princess Of Scotland The Winter Queen Queen Of Bohemia Stuart, Henry Frederick Prince Of Wales Stuart Tudor, Infant Elizabeth Stuart, Infant James Vi Scotland, Infant Princess Sophia Rosula Stuart, Infant Robert Bruce Stuart Duke Of Kintyre And Lorne, Margaret Stewart Stuart Princess Of Scotland, Stillborn Mary Stuart, Stillborn Son Prince Of England Stewart. King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith passed away in 1625 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith was born in 1566 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Henry Lord Darnley Stuart And Mary Queen Of Scots.
  • King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith married Anna Queen Consort Of Scotland England And Ireland Princess Of Denmark Dutchess Of Lennox Von Oldenburg, and had children including Alexander Stewart Stuart, Charles I Of England King Of England Scotland And Ireland Duke Of York Duke Of Cornwall Duke Of Rothesay Duke Of Albany Marquess Of, Elizabeth Electress Palatine Princess Of Scotland The Winter Queen Queen Of Bohemia Stuart, Henry Frederick Prince Of Wales Stuart Tudor, Infant Elizabeth Stuart, Infant James Vi Scotland, Infant Princess Sophia Rosula Stuart, Infant Robert Bruce Stuart Duke Of Kintyre And Lorne, Margaret Stewart Stuart Princess Of Scotland, Stillborn Mary Stuart, Stillborn Son Prince Of England Stewart.
  • King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith passed away in 1625 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King Faith's Ancestors

Self
King Faith
1566–1625
Birth Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Henry Lord Darnley Stuart
1545–1567
Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Queen of) Scots
1542–1587
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox) Stewart
1516–1571
McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
James, (King of Scots) V
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Lennox
1492–1526
Lady Lennox
1494–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Atholl
1440–1512
Lady Atholl
1457–1519

King Faith's Descendants

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King (James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the) Faith (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) m. Anna, (Queen Consort of Scotland, England and Ireland, Princess of Denmark, Dutchess of Lennox von) Oldenburg (14 October 1574–4 March 1619)
  1. 1. Infant (James VI) Scotland 1601–1602
  2. 2. Alexander (Stewart\) Stuart 1597–1649
  3. 3. Elizabeth (' Electress Palatine, "Princess of Scotland' "The Winter Queen," "Queen of Bohemia") STUART 1596–1662 m. Friedrich (V von Wittelsbach Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kürfürst von der Pfalz, König zu) Böhmen 1596–1632
    1. 1. Louise (Maria Louise Holladine Hollandine von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1622–1709
    2. 2. Gustav (Adolphus Pfalz) Simmern 1632–1641
    3. 3. Elisabeth (Hervorden von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von der Pfalz und) Böhmen 1618–1680
    4. 4. Karl (I Ludwig von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kurfürst von der) Pfalz 1617–1680
    5. 5. Henrietta (Pfalzi Maria von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von) Siebenbürgen 1626–1651
    6. 6. Johan (Philip Friederich von Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1627–1650
    7. 7. Ruprecht (Rupert Rhine\ \von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmeren Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Duke of) Cumberland 1619–1682
    8. 8. Charlotte (von der Pfalz Pfalz-Simmern, Wittelsbach Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1628–1631
    9. 9. Ludwig (von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1623–1624
    10. 10. Heinrich (Friedrich Kurprinz von der Pfalz-Simmern) Wittelsbach 1614–1629
    11. 11. Moritz (von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz) prinz 1620–1652
    12. 12. Sophia (of the Palatinate of) Hanover 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus of BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG Founder of the House of Hanover) Elector 1629–1697
      1. 1. King (George I of Great Britain House of) HANOVER 1660–1727 m. Sophie (Dorothea von Braunschweig) yk 1666–1726
        1. 1. King (George II of Hanover Guelph King of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector of Hanover von Hannover Welf König von Großbitanien, Kurfürst zu) Ha 1683–1760 m. Wilhelmine (Charlotte Caroline von) Brandenburg 1683–1737
  4. 4. Henry (Frederick, Prince of Wales Stuart) Tudor 1594–1612
  5. 5. Charles (I of England, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Marquess) of 1600–1649
  6. 6. Margaret (Stewart Stuart Princess of) Scotland 1598–1600
  7. 7. Infant (Princess Sophia Rosula) Stuart 1606–1606
  8. 8. Stillborn (Son Prince of England) Stewart 1603–1603
  9. 9. Infant (Robert Bruce Stuart Duke of Kintyre and) Lorne 1601–1602
  10. 10. Infant (Elizabeth) Stuart 1595–1595
  11. 11. Stillborn (Mary) Stuart 1603–1603

King Faith's Timeline

2 Records

1566
19 June 1566
Birth of King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1625
27 March 1625
Age 59
Death of King James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the Faith 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: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1625
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    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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