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King James I Stewart 1566–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1566

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 March 1625

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

Father: Lord Darnley

Mother: Mary France

Spouse(s): Anne Oldenburg

Children(s): Charles Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart, Charles Stuart

The story of King James I Stewart began in 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. King James I Stewart married Anne Denmark Consort England Oldenburg, and had children including Charles I Stuart, Elizabeth Ann Stewart Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart. King James I Stewart passed away in 1625 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of King James I Stewart began in 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • King James I Stewart married Anne Denmark Consort England Oldenburg, and had children including Charles I Stuart, Elizabeth Ann Stewart Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart.
  • King James I Stewart passed away in 1625 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England
LD
Mary France
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
MF

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Charles Stuart
1600–1649
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
CS
Elizabeth Stuart
1596–1662
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ES
Elizabeth Stuart
1596–1661
Birth Location: of England and Scotland
ES
Charles Stuart
1600–1649
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
CS

King Stewart's Ancestors

Self
King Stewart
1566–1625
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Henry Stuart, Lord of Darnley
1545–1567
Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England
Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart (reign 14 Dec 1542 - 24 Jul 1567),Queen Consort of) France
1542–1587
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Mathieu Stewart
1516–1571
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Marguerite) Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
James (V King of) Scotland
1512–1542
Linlithgow Scotland
Marie\Mary (of Guise Princess of Lorraine) DeLorraine
1515–1560
Bar-le-Duc, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
Great-Grandparents
John Lennox
1492–1526
Anne Stewart
1500–1564
Lady Campbell
1500–1555
James Scots
1473–1513
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Claude Lorraine
1496–1550
Antoinette Bourbon-Vendome
1493–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atholl
1440–1512
Lady Sinclair
1457–1519
Sir Campbell,
1460–1513
Lady Argyll
1459–1529
James Stuart
1452–1488
Margaret Oldenburg
1456–1486
Henry VII
1457–1509
Elizabeth York
1466–1505

King Stewart's Descendants

1.
KS
King (James I) Stewart (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) m. Anne (Denmark Consort England) Oldenburg (14 October 1574–21 Jun 1619)
  1. 1. Charles (I) Stuart 1600–1649
    1. 1. Charles II 1630–1685
    2. 2. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
    3. 3. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
    4. 4. Henry Stuart 1640–1660
    5. 5. Charles (James, Prince of) Wales 1629–1629
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann Stewart) Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V King of Bohemia Elector Palatine Palatinate) Simmern 1596–1632 m. King (Friedrich V of Bohemia) Wittelsbach 1596–1632 m. King (Friedrich V of Bohemia) Wittelsbach 1596–1632
    1. 1. Princess (Sophie of Bohemia Von Der Pfalz) Simmern 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Auguste de) HANOVRE 1629–1698
      1. 1. Georg (I. Ludwig Von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea Prinzessin Zu) Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Cell 1666–1726
        1. 1. George (II. Augustus Von Hannover) (Welf) 1683–1760 m. Carolina (Markgräfin Von) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1683–1737
      2. 2. Charles (de) HANOVRE 1669–1690
      3. 3. Christian (de) HANOVRE 1671–1703
      4. 4. Ernest (Auguste de) HANOVRE 1674–1728
      5. 5. Frédéric (de) HANOVRE 1661–1691
      6. 6. Georges (Ier de) HANOVRE 1660–1727
    2. 2. Princess (Sophie of Bohemia Von Der Pfalz) Simmern 1630–1714 m. Ernst (August I. von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1629–1698
      1. 1. George (I Louis King of Great Britain and) Ireland 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1664–1726
        1. 1. George (II von Hanover, Prince of Great Britain, Electoral Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Prins of Wales,) Kin 1683–1760 m. Caroline (van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1683–1737
        2. 2. Sophie (Dorothea of) Hanover 1687–1757
      2. 2. Sophie (Charlotte of) Hanover 1668–1705
      3. 3. Ernst (August II. von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1674–1728
      4. 4. Christian (Heinrich von) Hannover 1671–1703
      5. 5. Karl (Philipp von) Hannover 1669–1690
      6. 6. Frederik (August Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1661–1690
      7. 7. Maximiliaan (Willem Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1666–1726
      8. 8. George (I Lodewijk Keurvorst van Hannover Koning van Groot-Brittannië en Ierland Hertog van) Brunswijk-Lüneburg 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea Von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1666–1726
        1. 1. Margaret (Gertrude Von) Brunswick-Lunenburg 1701–1726
        2. 2. Louise (Sophia Von Der) Schulenburg-Dölitz 1692–1773 m. Ernst (August Philips Vrijheer van der) Bussche-Ippenburg 1681–1761
        3. 3. Petronilla (Melusine Von Der) Schulenburg 1693–1778
        4. 4. Charles (Philip Von) Hannover –1690
        5. 5. Frederick (Augustus Von) Hannover –1690
        6. 6. Frederick (Louise Von) Hannover 1701–1751
        7. 7. Georg (Ludwig Von) Hannover 1703–1772
        8. 8. George (II Augustus Von) Hannover 1683–1760
        9. 9. Guelph (Von) Hannover 1685–1757
        10. 10. Maximillian (William Von) Hannover –1726
        11. 11. Sophia (Dorothea von) HANNOVER 1687–1757
    3. 3. Princess (Sophie of Bohemia Von Der Pfalz) Simmern 1630–1714
      1. 1. Georg (I. Ludwig Von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea Prinzessin Zu) Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Cell 1666–1726
        1. 1. George (II Augustus Hanover, King of England; Electoral Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Cornwall and) Rothesay 1683–1760 m. Carolina (Markgräfin Von) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1683–1737 m. Amalie (Sophie Marianne Von) Westrup 1704–1765
        2. 2. Frederike (Louise van) Platen-Hallermund 1713–1798
    4. 4. Maurice (Wittelsbach Simmern Count Palatine of The) Rhine 1620–1653
    5. 5. Rupert (Grafpfalz of the) Rhine 1619–1682
    6. 6. Frederick (Henry Electoral Prins of the) Palatinate 1614–1629
    7. 7. Charles (I Louis Elector) Palatinate 1617–1680
    8. 8. Sophia (von Hanover (von der) Pfalz) 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus I Elector of) Brunswick-Luneburg 1629–1698 m. Ernest Augustus 1629–1698
      1. 1. Sophia Charlotte 1668–1705
      2. 2. Christian Hanover 1671–1703
      3. 3. Ernest (August of) Hanover 1674–1728
      4. 4. Frederick (Augustus) Hanover 1661–1690
      5. 5. Maximillian (William) Hanover 1666–1726
      6. 6. Twins Hanover 1664–1664
      7. 7. Karl (Philipp Brunswick and) Lunenburg 1669–1690
      8. 8. George (I of Great) Britain 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Caroline Eva Antoinette van) Uffeln 1669–1726
        1. 1. Frederike (Louise van) Platen-Hallermund 1713–1798
    9. 9. Sophia, (Electress of the Palatine, Consort of Hanover,) Simmern 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus Elector of) BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG 1629–1698
      1. 1. George (I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and) Ireland 1660–1727
        1. 1. George (II Augustus Hanover, King of England; Electoral Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Cornwall and) Rothesay 1683–1760
  3. 3. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1661 m. Frederic V 1596–1632
    1. 1. Charles (Ier Louis de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1617–1680
    2. 2. Charlotte (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1628–1631
    3. 3. Edouard (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1624–1663
    4. 4. Elisabeth (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1618–1680
    5. 5. Gustave (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1632–1641
    6. 6. Henriette (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1626–1651
    7. 7. Henri (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1614–1629
    8. 8. Louise (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1622–1709
    9. 9. Louis (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1624–1625
    10. 10. Maurice (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1620–1654
    11. 11. Philippe (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1627–1650
    12. 12. Robert (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1619–1682
    13. 13. Sophie (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman) Empire 1629–1698
      1. 1. Karl (Philipp von) Hanover 1669–1690
      2. 2. Christian (Heinrich von) Hanover 1671–1703
      3. 3. Maximilian (Wilhelm von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1666–1726
      4. 4. Friedrich (Augustus von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1661–1690
      5. 5. Ernest (Augustus Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster, Prince Bishop of) Osnabrück 1674–1728
      6. 6. Sophia (Charlotte von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Königin von) Preußen 1668–1705
      7. 7. George (I Louis King of Great Britain and) Ireland 1660–1727
  4. 4. Charles (I) Stuart 1600–1649

King Stewart's Timeline

3 Records

1566
19 June 1566
Birth of King James I Stewart in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1607
23 Aug 1607
Age 41
King James I Stewart was baptized in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1625
27 March 1625
Age 59
Death of King James I Stewart in Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1566
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1607
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1625
    Event Place: Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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