House of Stuart

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

Here are the rulers of the Stuart dynasty:

Scotland
Portrait Name From Until Relationship with predecessor
Robert II of Scotland22 February 137119 April 1390nephew[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 Scotland19 April 13904 April 1406son of Robert II of Scotland.
James I of Scotland4 April 140621 February 1437son of Robert III of Scotland.
James II of Scotland21 February 14373 August 1460son of James I of Scotland.
James III of Scotland3 August 146011 June 1488son of James II of Scotland.
James IV of Scotland11 June 14889 September 1513son of James III of Scotland.
James V of Scotland9 September 151314 December 1542son of James IV of Scotland.
Mary I of Scotland14 December 154224 July 1567daughter of James V of Scotland.

Great Britain and Ireland
Portrait Name From Until Relationship with predecessor
James VI of Scotland
and
James I of England		24 July 1567
and
24 March 1603		27 March 1625son 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 & Ireland27 March 162530 January 1649 (executed)son of James VI of Scotland & I of England & Ireland.
Charles II of England, Scotland & Ireland30 January 16496 February 1685son 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 168513 February 1689brother 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 Ireland13 February 168928 December 1694daughter 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 Ireland8 March 17021 May 1707sister 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
  1. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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