James Stewart (1566–1625), son of

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of S ...

(1542–1587) and

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was crowned King of Scotland by Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney, in the Holy Rude Kirk at

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

on 29 July 1567. Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned in the island castle of Lochleven following her surrender at the

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. On 24 July she was forced to sign abdication papers in favour of her son. Her keeper at Lochleven, William Douglas, had a legal paper drawn up on 28 July 1567, which stated that he was not present when the Queen signed this "demission" of the crown and did not know of it, and had offered to convey her to Stirling Castle for her son's coronation, which offer she refused. On 26 July messengers were sent to Scotland's burgh towns to announce the coronation and robes were ordered for the infant king. 62 nobles and 13 commissioners for towns signed a band or contract pledging support for James as king, and to defend the

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Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling (5900280869)

The Scottish lords and Privy Council travelled to Stirling on 27 July bringing the crown, sceptre, and sword, known as the Honours of Scotland, from Edinburgh Castle.

Annabell Murray, Countess of Mar Annabell Murray, Countess of Mar (1536–1603), was a Scottish landowner, courtier and royal servant, the keeper of the infant James VI and his son Prince Henry at Stirling Castle Annabell Murray was a daughter of Sir William Murray of Tullibardi ...

brought Prince James down from the castle to the Holy Rude Kirk on the afternoon of 29 July for the three hour ceremony. His mother had been crowned in the chapel in Stirling Castle on 9 September 1543. At the start of the proceedings in the church Lord Lindsay and Lord Ruthven declared on oath that Mary had "resigned willingly without compulsion." Accounts of the ceremony mention that Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney, anointed the king and the

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placed the crown on his head. An English diplomat Henry Middlemore was present. He gave a report of the event to

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, who sent it to

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my cowsen Henrye Myddlemore retorned from Sterlynge to thys Towne, by whom I understand thynges have passed at Sterlynge as ensueth: The 29th day of July ... the yonge Prince was crowned in the great Churche of Sterlyng by the Bisshop of Orkneye ... Mr Knox preached and tooke a place of the Scrypture forthe of the bookes of the Kynges where Joas was crowned verye yonge to treate on. Some ceremonyes accustomablye used at the Coronation of their Princes were omytted, and many retayned. Th'oath usually to be mynistered to the Kynge this realme at his coronation was taken by the
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and the Laird of Dun on the Prynces behalfe.

The Earl of Atholl carried the crown of honour, the Earl of Morton, the sceptre, and the

Earl of Glencairn Earl of Glencairn was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1488 for Alexander Cunningham, 1st Lord Kilmaurs (created 1450). The name was taken from the parish of Glencairn in Dumfriesshire so named for the Cairn Waters which ru ...

carried the sword of honour. The

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carried the 13 month old king back to Stirling Castle. The coronation robes of crimson and blue velvet were made by James Inglis. The fur trim was provided by Archibald Leche. Three trumpeters, James Savoy, James Weddell, and Ramsay performed at the ceremony. The Lord Lyon and other heralds attended. Messengers were sent to the burghs to proclaim the king.Charles Thorpe McInnes, ''Accounts of the Treasurer'', vol. 12 (Edinburgh, 1970), pp. 67-9, 409. James VI and

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were crowned as king and queen consort of England on 25 July 1603.

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