King charles i of england biography
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Charles I of England
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from to
Charles I | |
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Reign | 27 March – 30 January |
Coronation | 2 February |
Predecessor | James I |
Successor | |
Reign | 27 March – 30 January |
Coronation | 18 June |
Predecessor | James VI |
Successor | Charles II |
Born | 19 November Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Scotland |
Died | 30 January () (aged48) Whitehall, Westminster, England |
Causeof death | Execution bygd decapitation |
Burial | 9 February St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England |
Spouse | |
Issue more | |
House | Stuart |
Father | James VI and I |
Mother | Anne of Denmark |
Religion | Protestant |
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Charles I (19 November – 30 January )[a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March until his execution in
Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James oss of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in , he moved to England, where he
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Dunfermline Palace, Where Charles Was Born |
Charles I lived from 19 November to 30 January and was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March until his execution. A number of members of the Stuart Dynasty had, over the centuries, shown a tendency to become embroiled in self-defeating and unnecessary controversy and conflict, and in Charles I this became something of a defining characteristic. This led to his eventual loss of his head: though only after a complex series of civil wars that had cost many of his subjects their lives as well. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
Charles I managed to stir up conflict on two different, but related, fronts. The first was his belief in the Divine Right of Kings, which many viewed as an attempt by him to gain absolute power. The second was his wish to move the Church of England - and even more controversially the Church o
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Charles I ( - )
Charles I ©Charles I was king of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose conflicts with parliament led to civil war and his eventual execution.
Charles I was born in Fife on 19 November , the second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. On the death of Elizabeth I in James became king of England and Ireland. Charles's popular older brother Henry, whom he adored, died in leaving Charles as heir, and in he became king. Three months after his accession he married Henrietta Maria of France. They had a happy marriage and left five surviving children.
Charles's reign began with an unpopular friendship with George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, who used his influence against the wishes of other nobility. Buckingham was assassinated in There was ongoing tension with parliament over money - made worse by the costs of war abroad. In addition, Charles favoured a High Anglican form of worship, and his wife was Catholic - both made many of his subjects suspiciou