House of Stuart
Appearance
The House of Stewart, or Stuart, is a royal house of Scotland and England. The Tudor dynasty ended when Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603. She named her cousin James I as heir. He became James I of England, and started the Stuart dynasty.
List of monarchs
[change | change source]Here are the rulers of the Stuart dynasty:
Scotland
[change | change source]Portrait | Name | From | Until | Relationship with predecessor |
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Robert II of Scotland | 22 February 1371 | 19 April 1390 | nephew[1] of David II of Scotland who died without any children. Robert's mother Marjorie Bruce was daughter of Robert I of Scotland. | |
Robert III of Scotland | 19 April 1390 | 4 April 1406 | son of Robert II of Scotland. | |
James I of Scotland | 4 April 1406 | 21 February 1437 | son of Robert III of Scotland. | |
James II of Scotland | 21 February 1437 | 3 August 1460 | son of James I of Scotland. | |
James III of Scotland | 3 August 1460 | 11 June 1488 | son of James II of Scotland. | |
James IV of Scotland | 11 June 1488 | 9 September 1513 | son of James III of Scotland. | |
James V of Scotland | 9 September 1513 | 14 December 1542 | son of James IV of Scotland. | |
Mary I of Scotland | 14 December 1542 | 24 July 1567 | daughter of James V of Scotland. |
Great Britain and Ireland
[change | change source]Portrait | Name | From | Until | Relationship with predecessor |
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James VI of Scotland and James I of England |
24 July 1567 and 24 March 1603 |
27 March 1625 | son of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. King of Scotland alone, 1567—1603, until inheriting the titles King of England and Ireland. | |
Charles I of England, Scotland & Ireland | 27 March 1625 | 30 January 1649 (executed) | son of James VI of Scotland & I of England & Ireland. | |
Charles II of England, Scotland & Ireland | 30 January 1649 | 6 February 1685 | son of Charles I of England, Scotland & Ireland. In exile from 1651 to 1660, during a republican period of government known as the Commonwealth of England. | |
James VII of Scotland and James II of England and Ireland |
6 February 1685 | 13 February 1689 | brother of Charles II of England, Scotland & Ireland, who died with no legitimate children. Son of Charles I. Overthrown at the Revolution of 1688. | |
Mary II of England, Scotland and Ireland | 13 February 1689 | 28 December 1694 | daughter of James II of England and Ireland & VII of Scotland, who was still alive and pretending to the throne. Co-monarch was William III & II who outlived his wife. | |
Anne of Great Britain and Ireland | 8 March 1702 | 1 May 1707 | sister of Mary II, daughter of James II of England and Ireland & VII of Scotland. Name of state changed to Great Britain with the political Acts of Union 1707, though family has used title since James I & VI. Died issueless, rights pass to House of Hanover. |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography