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title: Family Tree of the Royal House of Stuart 1603-1714: Britain’s Royal Dynasty
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16366/family-tree-of-the-royal-house-of-stuart-1603-1714/
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updated: 2025-09-19
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# Family Tree of the Royal House of Stuart 1603-1714: Britain’s Royal Dynasty
_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_
## Image File
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## Image Caption
Rulers of [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/) from 1371 and of [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/) and [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/) from 1603, the House of Stuart presided over an era of dynastic union, religious conflict, civil [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/), regicide, and eventual restoration. Their story culminated with the Act of Union in 1707 and ended in 1714, when the crown passed to the House of Hanover under the Act of Settlement.
The Stuart era began with [Mary, Queen of Scots](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_Queen_of_Scots/) (1542–1587), whose execution left her son [James VI of Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/James_I_of_England/) to unite the crowns as [James I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/James_I_of_England/) in 1603. His reign produced the King James [Bible](https://www.worldhistory.org/bible/) (1611) and firm ideas of divine monarchy, but his son Charles I ignited the English Civil War, which cost him his throne and life. The monarchy returned with Charles II in 1660, remembered for the Great Fire of London and a vibrant court, while his brother James II & VII was deposed in the [Glorious Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/Glorious_Revolution/) of 1688, ushering in parliamentary supremacy under William III and Mary II. The final Stuart, Queen Anne (1702–1714), oversaw both the [War of the Spanish Succession](https://www.worldhistory.org/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession/) and the creation of Great [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/), closing a dynasty that reshaped the British monarchy.
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## About the Author
Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
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