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King James VI and I Stuart 1566 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1566

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Mar 1625

Death Location: Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Henry Stuart

Mother: Queen Stewart

Spouse(s): Princess Oldenburg

Children(s): Elizabeth Stuart, King I

King James VI and I Stuart King of Scotland and England was born in 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Henry Stuart and Queen Mary Stewart. King James VI and I Stuart King of Scotland and England married Princess Anne Oldenburg, and had children including Elizabeth Stuart, King Charles I. King James VI and I Stuart King of Scotland and England passed away in 1625 in Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • King James VI and I Stuart King of Scotland and England was born in 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Henry Stuart and Queen Mary Stewart.
  • King James VI and I Stuart King of Scotland and England married Princess Anne Oldenburg, and had children including Elizabeth Stuart, King Charles I.
  • King James VI and I Stuart King of Scotland and England passed away in 1625 in Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King Stuart's Ancestors

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King Stuart
1566 – 1625
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Henry Stuart
1546 – 1567
Temple, Newsam Green, Yorkshire, England
Queen (Mary) Stewart
1542 – 1587
Linlithgow, Scotland
Grandparents
King (James V) Stewart
1512 – 1542
Linlithgow, Scotland
Mary Lorraine
1515 – 1560
Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France
Great-Grandparents
King IV
1473 – 1513
Margaret Tudor
1489 – 1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King VII
1457 – 1509
Elizabeth York
1466 – 1503

King Stuart's Descendants

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King (James VI and I) Stuart (19 Jun 1566 – 27 Mar 1625) m. Princess (Anne) Oldenburg (12 Dec 1574 – 2 Mar 1619)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Stuart (19 Aug 1596 – 13 Feb 1662) m. Frederick V (26 Aug 1596 – 29 Nov 1632)
    1. 1. Sophia (14 Oct 1630 – 8 Jun 1714) m. Ernest Augustus (20 Nov 1629 – 23 Jan 1698)
      1. 1. King (George) I (7 Jun 1660 – 22 Jun 1727) m. Sohpia Dorothea (15 Sep 1666 – 13 Nov 1726)
        1. 1. King (George) II (9 Nov 1683 – 25 Oct 1760) m. Caroline (1 Mar 1683 – 20 Nov 1737)
  2. 2. King (Charles) I (19 Nov 1600 – 30 Jan 1649) m. Henrietta (Maria of) France (25 Nov 1609 – 31 Aug 1669)
    1. 1. King (Charles) II (29 May 1630 – 6 Feb 1685)
    2. 2. Princess Mary (4 Nov 1631 – 24 Dec 1660) m. King (William III “of) Orange” (4 Nov 1650 – 8 Mar 1702)
    3. 3. King (James VII and) II (14 Oct 1633 – 16 Sep 1701)
      1. 1. Queen Anne (6 Feb 1665 – 1 Aug 1714)

King Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1566
19 Jun 1566
Birth of King James VI and I Stuart King of Scotland and England in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
1625
27 Mar 1625
Age 59
Death of King James VI and I Stuart King of Scotland and England in Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England
Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1566
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1625
    Event Place: Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, England

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