Hello everyone! Tsaria and I are working together on this little Readme File of basic Stuart/Stewart info, so here we go! Let's start with a list of the Stuart/Stewart Kings of Scotland and England:
Kings of Scotland:
# Robert II (1371-1390)
# Robert III (1390-1406)
# James I (1406-1437)
# James II (1437-1460)
# James III (1460-1488)
# James IV (1488-1513)
# James V (1513-1542)
# Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1567)
# James VI (1567-1625)
And now, the Stuart Kings of England!
# James VI of Scotland and I of England (1603-1625)
# Charles I of England and Scotland (1625-1649)
# Charles II of England and Scotland (1660-1685)
# James II of England and VII of Scotland (1685-1688) (continued to claim the English and Scottish thrones after his deposition in 1688 until his death in 1701)
# Mary II of England and Scotland (1689-1694) - with William III of England and II of Scotland, of the House of Orange-Nassau, a grandson of Charles I
# Anne of England and Scotland (1702-1714)
Despite conceiving 18 times, none of Anne's children survived. Before her death, the succession had been settled on her second cousin Sophia, Electress of Hanover, granddaughter of James I. But since Sophia was already dead, her son George became King George I and founded the Hanoverian dynasty.
How are they related to the Tudors?
Henry VII's daughter Margaret married King James IV - James VI and I was their great-grandson.
Some Trivia
# Every Stewart monarch from James I of Scotland to James VI and I ascended the throne as a minor.
#Mary, Queen of Scots, became the youngest monarch in the history of the British Isles when she became Queen aged 6 days old.
#It was Mary who changed the family name to Stuart when she was in France as the wife of the Dauphin Francois, later Francois I.
#James VI and I was the longest reigning Stuart monarch - 58 years as King of Scotland.
#King Charles II had 15 illegitimate children, the second-most of any English king (Henry I had the record with 21!).
How did they become rulers of Scotland?
Robert II was the grandson of the famous 'Robert the Bruce'. His mother was Marjorie Bruce, and his father was Walter Stewart, who held the office of High Steward of Scotland (from where the family derived its name). He succeeded David II as King of Scotland.
In fact, as stated before, monarchs from James I to James VI ascended the throne as minors, Robert II and Robert III were 55 and 50 respectively when they became king - very much spent forces.
Enjoy!
