NameJames I Stuart , King of Britain
Birth19 Jun 1566, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Death27 Mar 1625, Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, Herts, England
BurialWestminster, Abbey, London, England
FatherHenry Stuart , Lord Darnley (1545-1567)
Spouses
Birth14 Oct 1574, Skanderborg Castle
Death4 Mar 1619, Hampton Court, Palace
BurialWestminster, Abbey, London, England
Marriage23 Nov 1589, Oslo, Norway
Notes for James I Stuart , King of Britain
JAMES VI OF SCOTLAND/ JAMES I OF ENGLAND
BORN: 16 JUNE 1566
PROCLAIMED KING OF SCOTLAND: 29 JULY 1567
KING OF ENGLAND: 24 MARCH 1603
DIED: 27 MARCH 1625
Son of Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart. Became James VI of Scotland upon his mother's flight to England. Became James I, King of England on Elizabeth's death. Married to Anne of Denmark.
NOTES: 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.
Notes for Anne of Denmark (Spouse 1)
NOTES: Anne, 2nd dau. of Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Gustrow. Married: (proxy) Kronborg 20 Aug. 1589; (in person) Oslo 23 Nov 1589 and again Kronborg 21 Jan 1590. Crowned in Scotland: Holyrood 17 May 1590. Crowned in England: Westminster Abbey 25 July 1603.
1. Henry Frederick STUART, Prince of Wales
2. Elizabeth STUART
3. Margaret STUART
4. Charles I STUART, King of England
5. Robert STUART, Duke of Kintyre
6. Son
7. Mary STUART
8. Sophia STUART
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