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King James VI & I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland Stuart 1566–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1566

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Mar 1627

Death Location: theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England

Father: John Darnley

Mother: Agnes Keith

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King James VI & I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland Stuart was born in 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Stewart 1St Lord Darnley And Agnes Anne Keith. King James VI & I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland Stuart passed away in 1627 in theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • King James VI & I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland Stuart was born in 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Stewart 1St Lord Darnley And Agnes Anne Keith.
  • King James VI & I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland Stuart passed away in 1627 in theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England.

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King Stuart's Ancestors

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King Stuart
1566–1627
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart, 1st Lord Darnley
1531–1567
Edinburgh
Agnes (Anne) Keith
1530–1588
Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal Baron of) Keith
1506–1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth Douglas, of) Inverugie
1513–1562
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483–1514
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1459–1515
Janet Crichton
1461–1515

King Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1566
19 June 1566
Birth of King James VI & I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland Stuart in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1627
5 Mar 1627
Age 61
Death of King James VI & I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland Stuart in theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England
theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1566
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1627
    Event Place: theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England

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