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4 giorni fa · Groat of James V, showing him wearing an imperial closed crown. James V was the first Scottish monarch to wear the closed imperial crown, in place of the open circlet of medieval kings, suggesting a claim to absolute authority within the kingdom.
4 giorni fa · After her death, the two Crowns were held in personal union by James, as James I of England, and James VI of Scotland. He announced his intention to unite the two realms so he would not be "guilty of bigamy", and to give a British character to his court and person.
5 giorni fa · Madeleine of Valois, the first wife of King James V and briefly the Queen of Scotland, may have reigned for a mere six months, but her impact on the political, cultural, and emotional landscape of 16th century Europe was far from fleeting.
4 giorni fa · The period comprises three and a half reigns: James IV (1488-1513), James V (1513-42), Mary (1542-67) and part of James VI (1567-1625). The latter three of these all had formal minorities, in which regnal power was officially committed to a series of regents (1513-24, 1542-54, 1567-78).
6 giorni fa · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
5 giorni fa · Archbishop Alexander (Gordon), elected by the chapter in 1547, and proceeded to Rome to receive confirmation, but was never consecrated. Archbishop James (Bethune, or Beaton), 1551–1568. Went to France in 1560, taking with him the muniments of the See. Appointed by Queen Mary to be her Ambassador at the Court of France.
5 giorni fa · Charles was the second surviving son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. He was a sickly child, and, when his father became king of England in March 1603 ( see James I ), he was temporarily left behind in Scotland because of the risks of the journey.
