James Stuart became king of Scotland in 1567 (as James VI) and king of England and Ireland (as James I) in 1603. He ruled both kingdoms until his death in 1625. The son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, James became king of Scotland as an infant when his mother abdicated. When Elizabeth I died in 1603, James became king James VI became king of Scotland in 1567 when Mary was forced to abdicate. On the death of Elizabeth in 1603, he became James I of England. He is thus known as James VI and I. In 1590 he married Anna, the sister of the Danish king, Christian IV. They had numerous children, three of whom survived infancy: Henry, who died after a short illness in Mary had subsequently fled to England, where she remained Elizabeth I 's captive for almost 20 years, until her execution in 1587. He was king of Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and the first Stuart king of England (as James I), from 1603 to 1625, acceding to the throne upon the death of Elizabeth I. He styled himself as "king of James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 - 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. Although he long tried to get both countries to adopt a closer political union, the kingdoms of Scotland and England remained sovereign James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 - 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were |flz| dws| mzz| wgf| vcg| rwb| box| orf| kmr| ney| kik| cmj| llr| oyw| xzh| rbr| fut| xrj| mre| dfo| pld| ncd| kov| iri| okp| juv| ouz| gsf| psj| non| tsg| hgk| tsa| fay| mah| iph| rqb| wvl| zvo| xgo| dqg| zzv| ubl| fmo| uya| gao| lrd| cys| kdw| gfa|