House of Stuart

The House of Stewart, or Stuart, is a royal house of Scotland and England. The Tudor dynasty ended when Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603. She named her cousin James I as heir. He became James I of England, and started the Stuart dynasty.

List of monarchs

Here are the rulers of the Stuart dynasty:

Portrait	Name	From	Until	Relationship with predecessor
80px	Robert II of Scotland	22 February 1371	19 April 1390	nephew^[1] of David II of Scotland who died without any children. Robert's mother Marjorie Bruce was daughter of Robert I of Scotland.
File:Robert III, King of Scotland.png	Robert III of Scotland	19 April 1390	4 April 1406	son of Robert II of Scotland.
80px	James I of Scotland	4 April 1406	21 February 1437	son of Robert III of Scotland.
80px	James II of Scotland	21 February 1437	3 August 1460	son of James I of Scotland.
80px	James III of Scotland	3 August 1460	11 June 1488	son of James II of Scotland.
80px	James IV of Scotland	11 June 1488	9 September 1513	son of James III of Scotland.
80px	James V of Scotland	9 September 1513	14 December 1542	son of James IV of Scotland.
80px	Mary I of Scotland	14 December 1542	24 July 1567	daughter of James V of Scotland.

Portrait	Name	From	Until	Relationship with predecessor
80px	James VI of Scotland and James I of England	24 July 1567 and 24 March 1603	27 March 1625	son of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. King of Scotland alone, 1567—1603, until inheriting the titles King of England and Ireland.
80px	Charles I of England, Scotland & Ireland	27 March 1625	30 January 1649 (executed)	son of James VI of Scotland & I of England & Ireland.
80px	Charles II of England, Scotland & Ireland	30 January 1649	6 February 1685	son of Charles I of England, Scotland & Ireland. In exile from 1651 to 1660, during a republican period of government known as the Commonwealth of England.
80px	James VII of Scotland and James II of England and Ireland	6 February 1685	13 February 1689	brother of Charles II of England, Scotland & Ireland, who died with no legitimate children. Son of Charles I. Overthrown at the Revolution of 1688.
80px	Mary II of England, Scotland and Ireland	13 February 1689	28 December 1694	daughter of James II of England and Ireland & VII of Scotland, who was still alive and pretending to the throne. Co-monarch was William III & II who outlived his wife.
	Anne of Great Britain and Ireland	8 March 1702	1 May 1707	sister of Mary II, daughter of James II of England and Ireland & VII of Scotland. Name of state changed to Great Britain with the political Acts of Union 1707, though family has used title since James I & VI. Died issueless, rights pass to House of Hanover.

undiffered arms of stewart
Arms of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (1403).svg

Arms of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (variant from 1403)*1 and 4. A lion rampant (Fife). 2 and 3. A fess chequy, in chief a label of five points.
Stewart of Barclye arms.svg

Arms of Stewart of Barclye
Stewart of Garlies arms.svg

Arms of Stewart of Garlies
Stewart of Blantyre arms.svg

Arms of Stewart, Lord Blantyre: Or, a fess chequy azure and argent, surmounted of a bend engrailed and in chief a rose gules (Nisbet)
Arms of the Marquess of Bute: Quarterly, 1st & 4th: or, a fesse chequy azure and argent within a double tressure counterflory gules (for Stuart); 2nd & 3rd: argent, a lion rampant azure (for Crichton)
Arms of Stuart of Bute.svg

Arms of Stuart/Stewart, Earls of Bute: Or a fess chequy azure and argent within a double tressure flory counterflory gules.
Blason Stewart of Ardvorlich.svg

Arms of Stewart of Ardvorlich