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The House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, was a royal house of Scotland, England, Ireland and later Great Britain.The family name comes from the office of High Steward of Scotland, which had been held by the family progenitor Walter fitz Alan (c. 1150).
The risings were the last serious attempts to restore the Stuart dynasty. Charles's claims passed to his younger brother Henry Benedict Stuart, the Dean of the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. [156] Henry was the last of James II's legitimate descendants.
Thus, Queen Anne became the last monarch of the ancient kingdoms of Scotland and England and the first of Great Britain, although the kingdoms had shared a monarch since 1603 (see Union of the Crowns). Her uncle Charles II was the last monarch to be crowned in Scotland, at Scone in 1651. He had a second coronation in England ten years later.
The Stuart period of British history lasted from 1603 to 1714 during the ... Mary's sister Anne was the last of the line. ... By 1624 he was effectively the ruler of ...
Mary Stuart 1631–1633, Sister James Stuart 1633–1649, Brother James Stuart, Duke of Albany: Heir presumptive Brother 30 January 1649 Brother proclaimed king 6 February 1685 Became king Henry Stuart 1649–1660, Brother Charles II: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange 1660, Sister Charles Stuart 1660–1661, Son William III, Prince of ...
The Stuart Restoration was the reinstatement in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland. It replaced the Commonwealth of England , established in January 1649 after the execution of Charles I , with his son Charles II .
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Elizabeth II delivering a speech at the official opening of the Borders Railway, on the day she became the longest-reigning British monarch.. The following is a list, ordered by length of reign, of the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927–present), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801 ...