King of England James I Stuart

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Acceded in Scotland: 24 July 1567; Crowned in Scotland: Stirling 29 July 1567. Acceded: 24 March 1603. Crowned: Westminster Abbey 25 July 1603. Married: (proxy) Kronborg 20 Aug 1589, (in person) Oslo 23 November 1589 and again Kronborg 21 Jan 1590. James convoked the Hampton Court Conference (1604) at which he authorized a new translation of the Bible, generally called the King James Version. a.k.a.: James VI of Scotland.

James married of Denmark Anne on 23 Nov 1589 in Oslo, Norway. Anne was born on 14 Oct 1574 in Skanderborg Castle; died on 4 Mar 1619 in Hampton Court Palace; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Stuart was born on 19 Aug 1596 in Dunfermline; died on 13 Feb 1662 in Leicester House, London, England.
2. Charles I Stuart was born on 19 Nov 1600 in Dunfermline, Scotland; died on 30 Jan 1649 in Whitehall Palace, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, England.

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Mary's cousin, the Catholic Scottish nobleman Henry Stewart, Laird Darnley, was married with Roman Catholic rites. Mary had given him the title of King, but he now demanded that the crown be secured to him for life and that, if the queen died without children, it should descend to his heirs. Darnley was discovered strangled close by the scene of an explosion of the house where he lay sick. The explosion was by gunpowder, and Mary (it is suspected) was not wholly ignorant of the plot against Darnley.

Henry married Queen of Scots Mary Stuart on 29 Jul 1565 in Holyrood Palace. Mary (daughter of James V King Stewart, King of Scots and Mary de Guise) was born on 8 Dec 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 8 Feb 1587 in Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary became a prisoner of Queen Elizabeth I and in the ensuing intrigues to rescue her and place her on the throne of Elizabeth, the most famous was that of Mary's page, Anthony Babington, who plotted to assassinate Elizabeth. The conspiracy was discovered, and Mary was brought to trial in October 1586. She was sentenced to death on October 25, but not until Feb. 1, 1587 did Elizabeth sign the warrant of execution. She was beheaded a week later.

Matthew married Margaret Douglas in 1544. Margaret (daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus and Margaret Tudor) was born on 8 Oct 1515 in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England; died on 7 Mar 1578. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1513

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He was 17 months old when his father (James IV) was killed. His mother acted as regent until her marriage in 1514 to Archibald, 6th earl of Angus. In 1525, during the continued struggle for control of the country, James was taken prisoner by his stepfather. Three years later the King escaped and assumed control of Scotland. His uncle, Henry VIII, King of England, tried to induce James to repudiate the authority of the Roman Catholic Church, but James refused, and relations between England and Scotland became strained; in 1542 war broke out.

James married Mary de Guise in 1538. Mary was born on 22 Nov 1515 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died on 11 Jun 1560. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Queen consort (1538-42) of James V of Scotland and regent of Scotland (1554-60); also known as Mary of Lorraine. The widowed daughter of the French soldier Claude de Lorraine, 1st duc de Guise (1496-1550). Mary married King James in 1538. After his death in 1542, she engaged in a power struggle with James Hamilton, 3rd earl of Arran (c.1517-75), who had been appointed regent for his infant daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1548 she arranged her daughter's betrothal to the French Dauphin. Mary secured Arran's resignation and succeeded him as regent in 1554. When she began persecuting the Scottish Protestants in 1559, they rebelled against her. Both France and England intervened in the struggle, which ended with Mary's death.

Archibald married Margaret Tudor on 4 Aug 1514. Margaret (daughter of King of England Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth "of York" Plantagenet) was born on 28 Nov 1489 in Westminster Palace, London, England; died on 18 Nov 1541 in Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Reign: 1488-1533 James' army was plagued by desertions and was defeated at the Battle of Flodden where James himself was killed.

James married Margaret Tudor on 8 Aug 1503 in Holyrod Abbey. Margaret (daughter of King of England Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth "of York" Plantagenet) was born on 28 Nov 1489 in Westminster Palace, London, England; died on 18 Nov 1541 in Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]