James I, King of England

## **Reign**

* March 24, 1603 - March 27, 1625 (22 years, as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland)
* Preceded by Elizabeth I, Queen of England
* Succeeded by Charles I, King of England

* July 24, 1567 - March 24, 1603 (35 years, as King of Scotland)
* Preceded by Mary I, Queen of Scotland

## **Life Data**

* James Charles
* House of Stuart
* Born June 19, 1566 (Edinburgh, Scotland, the United Kingdom)
* Died March 27, 1625 (58 years)

## **Immediate Family**

* Father: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545-67)
* Mother: Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-87)

* Paternal Grandfather: Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox (1516-71)
* Paternal Grandmother: Margaret, Lady Douglas (1515-78)

* Maternal Grandfather: James V, King of Scotland (1512-42)
* Maternal Grandmother: Mary, Princess of Guise (1515-60)

## **Wife: Anne, Princess of Denmark**

* Born December 12, 1574
* Father: Frederick II, King of Denmark (1534-88)
* Mother: Sophie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557-1631)
* Died March 2, 1619 (44 years)

* Marriage: November 23, 1589 - March 2, 1619 (29 years, widowed)

## **Child 1: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales**

* Henry Frederick
* Born February 19, 1594
* Died November 6, 1612 (18 years)

## **Child 2: Elizabeth, Princess of England**

* Born August 19, 1596
* Died February 13, 1662 (65 years)

* Husband: Frederick V, Elector Palatine (1596-1632)
* Marriage: February 14, 1613 - November 29, 1632 (19 years, widowed)

* Child 1: Henry Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate (1614-29)

* Child 2: Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1617-80)
* m.1650 Charlotte, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1627-86)
* Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
* m.1658 Marie Luise, Baroness von Degenfeld (1634-77)
* Children: 8 sons, 5 daughters
* m.1679 Elisabeth, Baroness Hollander von Bernau (1659-1702)
* Children: 1 son

* Child 3: Elisabeth, Princess of the Palatinate (1618-80)
* Child 4: Rupert, Prince of the Palatinate (1619-82)
* Child 5: Maurice, Prince of the Palatinate (1621-52)
* Child 6: Louise Hollandine, Princess of the Palatinate (1622-1709)
* Child 7: Louis, Prince of the Palatinate (1624-24)

* Child 8: Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625-63)
* m.1645 Anna, Princess Gonzaga (1616-84)
* Children: 3 daughters

* Child 9: Henriette Marie, Princess of the Palatinate (1626-51)
* m.1651 Sigismund, Prince Rákóczi (1622-52)

* Child 10: Philip Frederick, Prince of the Palatinate (1627-50)
* Child 11: Charlotte, Princess of the Palatinate (1628-31)

* Child 12: Sophia, Princess of the Palatinate (1630-1714)
* m.1658 Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover (1629-98)
* Children: 6 sons, 1 daughter

* Child 13: Gustavus Adolphus, Prince of the Palatinate (1632-41)

## **Child 3: Margaret, Princess of Scotland**

* Born December 24, 1598
* Died March 1600 (1 year)

## **Child 4: Charles I, King of England**

* Born November 19, 1600
* Died January 30, 1649 (48 years)

* Wife: Henrietta Maria, Princess of France (1609-69)
* Marriage: June 13, 1625 - January 30, 1649 (23 years, died)

* Child 1: Charles James, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay (1629-29)

* Child 2: Charles II, King of England (1630-85)
* m.1662 Catherine, Infanta of Braganza (1638-1705)

* Child 3: Mary, Princess Royal of England (1631-60)
* m.1641 William II, Prince of Orange (1626-50)
* Children: 1 son

* Child 4: James II, King of England (1633-1701)
* m.1660 Anne, Lady Hyde (1637-71)
* Children: 4 sons, 4 daughters
* m.1673 Mary, Princess of Modena (1658-1718)
* Children: 2 sons, 5 daughters

* Child 5: Elizabeth, Princess of England (1635-50)
* Child 6: Anne, Princess of England (1637-40)
* Child 7: Catherine, Princess of England (1639-39)
* Child 8: Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1640-60)

* Child 9: Henrietta, Princess of England (1644-70)
* m.1661 Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640-1701)
* Children: 1 son, 2 daughters

## **Child 5: Robert, Duke of Kintyre**

* Robert Bruce
* Born January 18, 1602
* Died May 27, 1602 (4 months)

## **Child 6: Mary, Princess of England**

* Born April 8, 1605
* Died September 16, 1607 (2 years)

## **Child 7: Sophia, Princess of England**

* Born June 22, 1606
* Died June 23, 1606 (1 day)