The House of Stuart had been the reigning house in Scotland since 1371. With the extinction of the House of Tudor in 1603 upon the death of Queen Elizabeth I, King James VI of Scotland, the only child of Mary, Queen of Scots, succeeded to the throne of England as James I, King of England.

King Henry VII → Margaret Tudor married James IV King of Scots (first husband) → James V, King of Scots → Mary, Queen of Scots → James VI, King of Scots

James VI also had a line of succession through his father.

King Henry VII → Margaret Tudor married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (second husband) → Lady Margaret Douglas → Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley married Mary, Queen of Scots → James VI, King of Scots

• Kingdom of Scotland and Principality of Wales Index

The House of Stuart lasted only 111 years.  The last Stuarts failed to provide Protestant heirs and Parliament passed the 1701 Act of Settlement giving the crown to Sophia of the Palatinate, Electress Hanover, a granddaughter of King James I, and her Protestant heirs.

Below is an indexed listing with links to biographical articles about the House of Stuart at Unofficial Royalty. If it says “Notable Issue” before a name, that means not all of the children for the parent of that person are listed. Also listed below are links to House of Stuart Miscellaneous Articles, and links to the various British Content Areas.

House of Stuart (1603 – 1649) and (1660 – 1714)

Family of King James I of England

• King James I of England (also James VI, King of Scots, reigned 1567 – 1625, reigned as James I, King of England 1603 – 1625)
• Anne of Denmark, Queen of England, Queen of Scots (wife of James I)
  • Notable Issue: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
  • Notable Issue: Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine, Queen of Bohemia
    • Notable Issue: Sophia of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover
      • Notable Issue: King George I of Great Britain
  • Notable Issue: King Charles I of England (see below)

Family of King Charles I of England

• King Charles I of England (also Charles I, King of Scots, reigned 1625 – 1649, beheaded)
• Henrietta Maria of France, Queen of England, Queen of Scots (wife of Charles I)
  • Notable Issue: King Charles II of England (see below)
  • Notable Issue: Mary, Princess Royal, Princess of Orange
  • Willem II, Prince of Orange (husband of Mary, Princess Royal)
    • King William III of England, Prince of Orange (see below)
  • Notable Issue: King James II of England (see below)
  • Notable Issue: Princess Elizabeth
  • Notable Issue: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
  • Notable Issue: Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans
  • Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (husband of Henrietta)

Family of King Charles II of England

• King Charles II of England (also Charles II, King of Scots reigned 1660 – 1685)
• Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England, Queen of Scots (wife of Charles II, no children)

• James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (illegitimate son of Charles II)

Family of King James II of England

• King James II of England (also James VII, King of Scots, reigned 1685 – 1688, vacated the throne)
• Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1st wife of James II, died before he became king)
  • Notable Issue: Queen Mary II of England (see below)
  • Notable Issue: Queen Anne of Great Britain (see below)
  • Notable Issue: James, Duke of Cambridge
  • Notable Issue: Edgar, Duke of Cambridge
• Maria Beatrice of Modena, Queen of England, Queen of Scots (2nd wife of James II)
  • Notable Issue: Isabel Stuart
  • Notable Issue: James Edward Francis Stuart, Prince of Wales, The Old Pretender
    • Charles Edward Stuart, The Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie
    • Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York
  • Notable Issue: Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart

King William III and Queen Mary II of England (reigned jointly)

• Queen Mary II of England (also Mary II, Queen of Scots, reigned 1689 – 1694, no children)
• King William III of England, Prince of Orange (also William II, King of Scots, reigned 1689 – 1702)

Family of Queen Anne of Great Britain

• Queen Anne of Great Britain (also Anne, Queen of England and Queen of Scots until 1701, then Anne, Queen of Great Britain, reigned 1702 – 1714, 17 pregnancies, five live births, only one survived early childhood)
• Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (husband of Anne)
  • Notable Issue: Prince William, Duke of Gloucester

House of Stuart Royal Relationships

• First Cousins of King James I
• First Cousins of King Charles I
• First Cousins of King Charles II and King James II
• First Cousins of King William III
• First Cousins of Queen Mary II and Queen Anne

Notable House of Stuart Royal Mistresses

• Lucy Walter, mistress of King Charles II
• Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, mistress of King Charles II
• Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, mistress of King Charles II
• Nell Gwyn, mistress of King Charles II
• Arabella Churchill, mistress of King James II
• Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, mistress of King James II
• Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney, mistress of King William III

Notable House of Stuart Royal Favorites

• Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, favorite of James VI, King of Scots (later King James I)
• Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, favorite of King James I
• George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, favorite of King James I and King Charles I
• Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, favorite of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I
• George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, favorite of King Charles II
• Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, favorite of Stuart monarchs
• Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, favorite of Queen Anne
• Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, cousin of Sarah Churchill, favorite of Queen Anne
• William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, favorite of King William III
• Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, favorite of King William III

House of Stuart Notable Illegitimate Children (coming soon)

King Charles II

• James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
• Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria FitzRoy
• Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth
• Catherine FitzCharles
• Lady Anne Fitzroy
• Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 1st Duke of Southampton
• Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton
• Lady Charlotte Fitzroy
• George Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
• Dame Cecilia Fitzroy
• Lady Barbara FitzRoy
• Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans
• Lord James Beauclerk
• Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Aubigny
• Lady Mary Tudor

King James II

• Henrietta FitzJames
• James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica, 1st Duke of Fitz-James
• Henry FitzJames, 1st Duke of Albemarle
• Arabella FitzJames
• Catherine Darnley

House of Stuart Miscellaneous Articles

• Coronations after the Norman Conquest (1066 – present)
• Execution of Charles I, King of England (1649)
• History and Traditions: Stuart Weddings
• House of Stuart Burial Sites
• House of Stuart Christenings
• The Jacobite Succession – Pretenders to the British Throne

British Content Areas

• British In Memoriam
• British Orders and Honours
• British Royal Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Other Important Events
• British Royal Burial Sites
• British Royal Christenings
• British Royal Links
• British Royal Residences
• British Royal Titles and Styles
• British Royal Weddings
• Line of Succession to the British Throne
• Profiles of the British Royal Family
• Royal Churches: United Kingdom
• When The British Monarch Dies