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16th-century Scottish peers

  • James VI and IJames Charles Stuart was born on the 19th of June 1566 at Edinburgh Castle. He became King of Scotland at the age of thirteen months after his mother, Mary…
  • Charles I of EnglandCharles Stuart entered the world at Dunfermline Palace on the 19th of November 1600 as the second son of King James VI of Scotland.
  • Henry Stuart, Lord DarnleyHenry Stuart, Lord Darnley was born at Temple Newsam in Leeds during the year 1546. His father Matthew Stewart held the title of Earl of Lennox while his…
  • James Hepburn, 4th Earl of BothwellJames Hepburn was the son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and Agnes Sinclair. He held the title Master of Bothwell from his birth in Scotland.