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Revision as of 18:15, 29 April 2004 by Gregg~enwiki (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The House of Stuart or Stewart is a British/Scottish Royal House of Breton origin. The distinction is because the House started off ruling Scotland but after the death of Elizabeth I of England, last monarch from the House of Tudor, took over the whole of Britain. It was followed by the House of Hanover
Scottish Monarchs
- Robert II (1371-1390)
- Robert III (1390-1406)
- James I (1406-1437)
- James II (1437-1460)
- James III (1460-1488)
- James IV (1488-1513)
- James V (1513-1542)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1567)
- James VI (1567-1625)
British Monarchs
- James VI of Scotland and I of England (1603-1625) - Jacobean Age
- Charles I of England and Scotland (1625-1649 - Carolean Age
- Charles II of England and Scotland (1660-1685) - Restoration Age
- James VII of Scotland and II of England (1685-1688)
- Mary II of England and Scotland (1689-1694) - with William III of England and II of Scotland, of the House of Orange-Nassau, a descendant of Charles I
- Anne of England and Scotland (1702-1714) - Augustan Age
During the period between Charles I and Charles II, Britain was a Republican Commonwealth, and then a Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell and Richard Cromwell.
Pretenders
- James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, claimed throne as James VIII of Scotland and III of England, (1701-1766)
- Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, claimed throne as Charles III, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, (1766-1788)
- Henry Benedict Stuart, claimed throne as Henry IX of Britain, (1766-1807)
See Also
- Jacobitism, for further information on the House of Stuart and their decline
- The family trees of the Stuarts: Scottish branch - England and Scotland united