The

House of Stuart The House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, also known as the Stuart dynasty, was a dynasty, royal house of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland and later Kingdom of Great Britain, Great ...

is a noble family of Scottish origin that eventually became monarchs of Scotland, England, Ireland, and Great Britain.

Clan Stewart

House of Stuart The House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, also known as the Stuart dynasty, was a dynasty, royal house of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland and later Kingdom of Great Britain, Great ...

Senior branch

Royal House of Stuart (
Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
-Lennox)

Branch issued from the marriage of Marie Stuart and

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567) was King of Scotland as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 29 July 1565 until his murder in 1567. Lord Darnley had one child with Mary, the future James VI of Scotland and I ...

, (7 December 1545 – 9 or 10 February 1567), Baron Darnley, Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland,

Branches descended from
Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and King of Ireland, Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest su ...

House Scott of Buccleuch

Branch descended from James Crofts, illegitimate son of

Lucy Walter Lucy Walter (c. 1630 – 1658), also known as Lucy Barlow, was the first mistress of King Charles II of England and mother of James, Duke of Monmouth. During the Exclusion Crisis, a Protestant faction wanted to make her son heir to the throne, ...

and of

Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and King of Ireland, Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest su ...

House FitzCharles of Plymouth

House FitzRoy of Grafton

Branch descended

and his mistress Barbara Palmer

House Beauclerk of St Albans

Branch descended from Charles Beauclerk, illegitimate son of

Nell Gwynne Eleanor Gwyn (also spelled Gwynn, Gwynne; 2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687) was an English stage actress and celebrity figure of the Restoration period. Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on t ...

, mistress of

House Lennox of Richmond

Branch descended from Charles Lennox, natural son of

Branch descended from
James II of England James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...

House of FitzJames A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

Branch descended from

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734) was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman who was the eldest illegitimate son of James II of England by Arabella Churchill (royal mistress), Arabella Churchill, the ...

, natural son of

James II of England James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
of Albany

Branch descended from Robert Stuart, Duke of Albany, son of

Robert II of Scotland Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie Bruce, Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, h ...

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
of Darnley

Earls, then
Dukes of Lennox The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Dumbarton, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lenno ...

Clan Stewart

House of Stuart The House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, also known as the Stuart dynasty, was a dynasty, royal house of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland and later Kingdom of Great Britain, Great ...

Senior branch

Royal House of Stuart (
Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
-Lennox)

Branches descended from
Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and King of Ireland, Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest su ...

House Scott of Buccleuch

House FitzCharles of Plymouth

House FitzRoy of Grafton

House Beauclerk of St Albans

House Lennox of Richmond

Branch descended from
James II of England James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...

House of FitzJames A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
of Albany

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
of Darnley

Earls, then
Dukes of Lennox The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Dumbarton, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lenno ...

Stuart of Bute

Other branches

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

Clan Stewart

House of Stuart The House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, also known as the Stuart dynasty, was a dynasty, royal house of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland and later Kingdom of Great Britain, Great ...

Senior branch

Royal House of Stuart (Stuart Stuart may refer to: People *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) * Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan *House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, ...-Lennox)

Branches descended from Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and King of Ireland, Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest su ...

House Scott of Buccleuch

House FitzCharles of Plymouth

House FitzRoy of Grafton

House Beauclerk of St Albans

House Lennox of Richmond

Branch descended from James II of England James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...

House of FitzJames A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) * Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan *House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, ... of Albany

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) * Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan *House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, ... of Darnley

Earls, then Dukes of Lennox The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Dumbarton, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lenno ...

Stuart of Bute

Other branches

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

Royal House of Stuart (
Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
-Lennox)

Branches descended from
Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and King of Ireland, Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest su ...

Branch descended from
James II of England James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
of Albany

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally Stuart Highway, ...
of Darnley

Earls, then
Dukes of Lennox The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Dumbarton, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lenno ...