James VI- I King of England 
James VI- I was born on June 19th, 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 James VI- I's father was Henry Stuart Lord Darnley and his mother was Mary Stuart Queen of Scotland. His paternal grandparents were Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox and Margaret Douglas; his maternal grandparents were James V King of Scotland and Mary de Lorraine. He was an only child. He died at the age of 58 on March 27th, 1625 in Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England.1 General Notes
Acceded England 1603-1625. Also Scotland 1567-1625.
James I (reigned 1603-25), son of Mary, Queen of Scots (and descended from Henry VII's daughter Margaret), had been King of Scotland for 36 years, when he became King of England. Although he was King of both countries, James's attempt to create a full governmental union proved premature. An able theologian, he ordered a new translation of the Bible which became known as the Authorised King James's Version of the Bible. James himself was fairly tolerant in terms of religious faith, but the Gunpowder Plot (an attempt by Guy Fawkes and other Roman Catholic conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament) in 1605 resulted in the reimposition of strict penalties on Roman Catholics. As an arts patron, James employed the architect Inigo Jones to build the present Banqueting House in Whitehall, and the post of Poet Laureate dates from his reign.
Although he believed that kings took their authority from God, James accepted that his actions were subject to the law. Unable, like many of his predecessors, to put royal finances on a sound footing, James was often in dispute with his Parliaments. A proposed 'Great Contract' (1610), under which Parliament would provide a regular income to the Crown to meet government costs and maintain the navy and army, in exchange for modifying the monarch's fundraising, came to nothing. The Addled Parliament of 1614 lasted eight weeks. The outbreak of the Thirty Years War (1618-48) in Europe spread, and financial pressures forced James in 1621 to summon Parliament, but when the House of Commons tried to debate wider aspects of foreign policy and asserted their right to discuss any subject, James dissolved it. A further Parliament, summoned in 1624, failed to resolve foreign policy questions. On James's death in 1625, the kingdom was on the edge of war with Spain.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- d.09 Sep 1513 in Flodden
- b.~ 1495 d.04 Sep 1526 in Manuel, near Linlithgow Palace, Scotland
- b.1479
- b.21 Sep 1516 in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland d.04 Sep 1571 in Stirling Castle
- b.~ 1499
- b.07 Dec 1545 in Temple Newsom, Yorkshire, England d.9 FEB 1566/67 in Kirk o'Field, Edinburgh, Scotland
- b.1490 d.1577
- b.08 Oct 1515 in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland d.9 MAR 1576/77 in Hackney, Middlesex, England
- b.1430
- b.28 JAN 1456/57 in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, England d.21 Apr 1509 in Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
- b.31 May 1443 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England d.29 Jun 1509 in Westminster Abbey, London, England
- b.29 Nov 1489 in Westminster Palace, London, England d.18 Oct 1541 in Methven Castle, Scotland
- b.28 Apr 1442 in Rouen, England d.09 Apr 1483 in Westminster Castle
- b.11 FEB 1465/66 in Westminster Palace, London, England d.11 FEB 1502/03 in Tower of London, London, England
- b.~ 1437 in England d.08 Jun 1492 in Bermondsey Abbey
- b.19 Jun 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland d.27 Mar 1625 in Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England
- b.1430 in Scotland d.1460 in Scotland
- b.1453 in Scotland d.11 Jun 1488 in Scotland
- b.1437
- b.17 MAR 1472/73 in Stirling Castle, Scotland d.09 Sep 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland
- b.1456 in Norway d.1486 in Scotland
- b.10 Apr 1512 in Linlithgow Palace, Scotland d.14 Dec 1542 in Falkland Castle, Scotland
- b.1430
- b.28 JAN 1456/57 in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, England d.21 Apr 1509 in Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
- b.31 May 1443 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England d.29 Jun 1509 in Westminster Abbey, London, England
- b.29 Nov 1489 in Westminster Palace, London, England d.18 Oct 1541 in Methven Castle, Scotland
- b.28 Apr 1442 in Rouen, England d.09 Apr 1483 in Westminster Castle
- b.11 FEB 1465/66 in Westminster Palace, London, England d.11 FEB 1502/03 in Tower of London, London, England
- b.~ 1437 in England d.08 Jun 1492 in Bermondsey Abbey
- b.07 Dec 1542 in Linlithgow, Scotland d.8 FEB 1586/87 in Frotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
- b.1496 in France
- b.1515 in France d.1560 in Scotland
- b. in France
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