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Personal data Charles I Stuart 

• He was born on November 19, 1600 in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.Source 1
• Title: Prince of Wales and Earl of ChesterSource 1
• Title: King of Great BritainSource 1
• Title: Duke of York, Knight of the BathSource 1
• Title: Duke of Cornwall and RothesaySource 1
• Title: Duke of Albany, Marquess of Ormonde, Earl of Ross and Baron of ArdmannochSource 1
• (Created) on December 23, 1600: Duke of Albany, Marquess of Ormonde, Earl of Ross and Baron of Ardmannoch.Source 1
• (Became) on November 6, 1612: Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay.Source 1
• (Crowned) on February 2, 1626 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.Source 1
• (Created) on April 24, 1611: Knight of the Garter.Source 1
• (Created) on January 6, 1605: Duke of York and made a Knight of the Bath.Source 1
• (Created) on November 4, 1616 in Whitehall Palace, London, England: Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.Source 1
• (Became) on March 27, 1625: King of Great Britain.Source 1
• (Crowned) on June 18, 1633 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 1
• He died on January 30, 1649 in Outside Whitehall Palace, London, England, he was 48 years old.Source 1

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• He is buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.Source 1
• A child of James VI & I Stuart and Anne Oldenburg


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Household of Charles I Stuart

He is married to Henrietta Maria.

They got married on June 13, 1625 at St Augustine’s Church, Canterbury, Kent, England, he was 24 years old.Source 1

Child(ren):

1. Charles James Stuart  1629-1629
2. Charles II Stuart  1630-1685 
3. Elizabeth Stuart  1635-1650
4. Ann Stuart  1637-1640
5. Katherine Stuart  1639-1639
6. Henry Stuart  1640-1660
7. Henrietta Ann Stuart  1644-1670 
8. James II Stuart  1633-1701 
9. Mary Henrietta Stuart  1631-1660 

Notes about Charles I Stuart

CHARLES I
He was born on 19 November, 1600, at Dunfermline Palace, Fife. He was created Duke of Albany, Marquess of Ormonde, Earl of Ross and Baron of Ardmannoch on 23 December, 1600. He was created Duke of York and made a Knight of the Bath on 6 January, 1605. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 24 April, 1611. He succeeded his brother Henry as Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay on 6 November, 1612, and was created and invested as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on 4 November, 1616, at Whitehall Palace, London. He succeeded his father as King of Great Britain on 27 March, 1625, and was crowned on 2 February, 1626, at Westminster Abbey. He was crowned in Scotland on 15 or 18 June, 1633, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. Charles I married, by proxy on 1 or 11 May, 1625, at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, and in person on 13 June, 1625, at St Augustine’s Church, Canterbury, Kent: Henrietta Maria She was the daughter of Henry lV (of Bourbon), King of France, by Mary, daughter of Francis I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and she was born on 26 November, 1609, at the Palace of the Louvre, Paris. She was not crowned Queen Consort; as a Roman Catholic, she would not allow herself to participate in the Anglican coronation ritual. She died on 21 August (O.S.) or 31 August (N.S.), 1669, at the Château of St Colombes, near Paris, and was buried in the Cathedral of St Denis, Paris.
Issue of marriage:
1 Charles James
He was born on 13 May, 1629, at Greenwich Palace, Kent, and was Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay from birth. He died the same day, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
2 Charles II (see here).
3 Mary Henrietta
She married William II of Orange, and became the mother of William III. ( see here, under William III).
4 James II (see here).
5 Elizabeth
She was born on 29 December, 1635, at St James’s Palace, London. She died on 8 September, 1650, in prison at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, and was buried in St Thomas’s Church, Newport, Isle of Wight.
6 Anne
She was born on 17 March, 1637, at St James’s Palace, London. She died on 5 November, 1640, at Richmond Palace, Surrey, of consumption, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
7 Katherine
She was born on 29 June, 1639, at Whitehall Palace, London, and died the same day. She was probably buried in Westminster Abbey.
8 Henry
He was born on 8 July, 1640, probably at Oatlands Palace, Surrey, and was probably styled Duke of Gloucester from birth. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 4 April, 1653, and is said to have been created Duke of Gloucester and Earl of Cambridge on 13 May, 1659. He died on 13 (O.S.) or 23 (N.S.) September, 1660, at Whitehall Palace, London, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
9 Henrietta Anne
Known as ‘Minette’, she was born on 16 June, 1644, at Bedford House, Exeter, Devon. She married Philip of Bourbon, Duke of Orléans (1640-1701), on 21 (O.S.) or 31 (N.S.) March, 1661, at the Chapel of the Palais Royale, Paris, and had issue:
1 Marie Louise (1662-1689); she married Charles II, King of Spain (1661-1700).
2 Miscarriage (1663).
3 Philip Charles, Duke of Valois (1664-1666).
4 Unnamed daughter (b.& d.1665).
5 Miscarriage (1666).
6 Miscarriage (1667).
7 Miscarriage (1668).
8 Anne Marie (1669 -1728); she married Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (1666-1732), and had issue, from whom descends the present day Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain (who is a Roman Catholic and therefore barred from the succession). Henrietta Anne died on 15 or 30 June, 1670, at the Palace of St Cloud, near Paris, and was buried in the Cathedral of St Denis, Paris.
CHARLES I
He was tried and condemned to death by an illegally convened Parliament following the conclusion of the Civil War between the Cavaliers (supporters of the King) and the Roundheads (Parliamentarians), the latter being led by Oliver Cromwell. Charles I was convicted of treason against the state, and was executed on 30 January, 1649, outside Whitehall Palace, London. He was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor. After his death, Britain was declared a Republic (for the only time in its history) with Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector. Charles I was succeeded in name only by his son Charles, then in exile in France.
Charles II
FATHER: Charles I ( see here).
MOTHER: Henrietta Maria of France ( see here, under Charles I).SIBLINGS: ( see here, under Charles I).

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