Charles I of Scotland

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Charles I of Scotland was the 17th-century Stuart king of England, Scotland, and Ireland whose conflicts with Parliament and religious policies led to the English Civil War and his eventual execution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England
King of Ireland
King of Scotland
Stuart monarch
human
monarch
associatedWith Bishops' Wars
Long Parliament
Personal Rule (Eleven Years' Tyranny)
Royalist cause in the English Civil War
birthDate 1600-11-19
birthName Charles Stuart
birthPlace Dunfermline Palace
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
causeOfDeath beheading
child Charles II of England
Elizabeth Stuart
Henry, Duke of Gloucester
James II of England
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
conflictWith Parliament of England
coronationDate 1626-02-02
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 1649-01-30
deathPlace London, England
Palace of Whitehall
era Early modern period
event trial by the High Court of Justice in 1649
father James VI and I
house House of Stuart
knownFor attempts to impose the Anglican prayer book on Scotland
conflicts with Parliament
religious policies favoring high Anglicanism
trial and execution for high treason
mannerOfDeath execution
mother Anne of Denmark
name Charles I
notableConflict English Civil War
politicalIdeology belief in the divine right of kings
positionHeld King of England
King of Ireland
King of Scotland
predecessor James VI and I
reignEnd 1649
reignStart 1625
religion Anglicanism
sibling Charles, Duke of Albany (infant brother, deceased)
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
linked to: Elizabeth Stuart

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
spouse Henrietta Maria of France
successor Charles II of England
title Prince of Wales

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National Covenant monarchOpposed Charles I of Scotland
Battle of Philiphaugh tookPlaceDuringReignOf Charles I of England and Scotland
subject linked to: Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)
linked to: Charles I of Scotland
Pacification of Berwick monarchInvolved Charles I of Scotland
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry monarchServed Charles I of England and Scotland
linked to: Charles I of Scotland
Battle of Alford sideRoyalistAllegiance Charles I of England and Scotland
linked to: Charles I of Scotland
Covenanter movement opposedMonarch Charles I of England and Scotland
linked to: Charles I of Scotland
Dukedom of Hamilton createdBy Charles I of Scotland
Marquess of Argyll associatedWithMonarch Charles I of England and Scotland
linked to: Charles I of Scotland
Scottish royal family notableMonarch Charles I of England and Scotland
linked to: Charles I of Scotland
Earl of Forth monarchAtCreation Charles I of Scotland
Earl of Montrose associatedMonarch Charles I of Scotland
Early modern Scotland headOfState Charles I of England and Scotland
linked to: Charles I of Scotland
Charles James, Duke of Rothesay father Charles I of Scotland
John Spottiswood monarchDuringService Charles I of England and Scotland
linked to: Charles I of Scotland
Earl of Stirling monarchAtCreation Charles I of Scotland